4 passenger ferries stuck in ice off Swedish coast

Sweden's sea rescue service says four passenger ferries with more than 1,000 people on board are trapped in ice in the Baltic Sea.

The Swedish Maritime Administration says that there are 1,133 passengers and crew on the four ships, which have been stuck for hours just off the Swedish coast.

Rescue spokesman Peter Lindquist says no one is hurt and there are currently no plans to evacuate, but rescue helicopters and military hovercraft are on standby in case people need to be brought off the ships.

Two other ferries that were previously stuck in the ice were able to break free earlier Thursday.