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| Baltic ferry rescue operation launched after reported fire | Baltic ferry rescue operation launched after reported fire |
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| A rescue operation is under way after reports of a fire on a Lithuanian-flagged ferry carrying 335 people in the Baltic Sea. | A rescue operation is under way after reports of a fire on a Lithuanian-flagged ferry carrying 335 people in the Baltic Sea. |
| The Regina Seaways was en route from the German port of Kiel to Lithuania's Klaipeda. | The Regina Seaways was en route from the German port of Kiel to Lithuania's Klaipeda. |
| The ship's operator DFDS denied there was a fire or blast in the boiler room, speaking only of technical problems. | The ship's operator DFDS denied there was a fire or blast in the boiler room, speaking only of technical problems. |
| All the passengers are said to be safe. The operator said the ship was being towed to Klaipeda. | All the passengers are said to be safe. The operator said the ship was being towed to Klaipeda. |
| The fire reportedly began while the Regina Seaways was in Russian exclusive economic waters off the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. | The fire reportedly began while the Regina Seaways was in Russian exclusive economic waters off the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. |
| A DFDS spokesman later told Reuters: "There was vibration and there was smoke, but no fire was noticed." | |
| Lithuania's military said its vessels were heading towards the ferry to assist in the rescue operation. | |
| Russian officials are also involved in the operation, reports say. |