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we ve been talking about. take a look. you re going to see dramatic video. all of this started early sunday morning when a fire broke out in the parking bay aboard the norman atlantic ferry. one passenger described the chaos and panic as people scrambled out of their smoke-filled cabins and trampled each other to get to the rescue helicopter. some say men were pushing women and children out of the way. others reportedly jumped into the adriatic sea to get to the rescue boats. many passenger, however waited on the ship s upper deck in the pouring rain, the hail, the gale force winds as mentioned, for more than a day to be lifted up one by one to the choppers that were struggling to keep control. that s because the rescue effort was hampered by those gale force winds. the rough seas and also terrible visibility. but as mentioned the more than 450 passengers and crew have been taken to safety. officials say some were in