AP/ 10 OCT/
NEW: Officials now report that the 650-foot ferry that set ablaze by an explosion is no longer at immediate risk of sinking in the Baltic Sea.
At least 20 people suffered light injuries and more than 200 were rescued from a Lithuanian ferry after it caught fire near the German island of Fehmarn.
The ferry Lisco Gloria was on route from the German port of Kiel to Klaipeda in Lithuania when the fire broke out after midnight.
For :37 VIDEO of smoking ship with :17 advert, SEE:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11508109
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