According to the Agence France-Presse news agency, the Euroferry Olympia ship was heading from the Greek city of Igoumenitsa for Italy's Brindisi when the blaze erupted.
Three patrol ships and three tug boats of the coast guard are heading for the vessel in distress.
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Hundreds of passengers have been rescued after a passenger ferry caught fire off the coast of Corfu.
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One passenger with breathing problems was taken to a hospital on the island. There have been no reported fatalities.