Rescuers battle to save passengers, crew from grounded ferry Passengers and crewmembers Thursday night were airlifted amid 60 mile-per-hour winds from a roll-on/roll-off ferry, _Riverdance,_

that is grounded four miles off the Blackpool coast in the Irish Sea.    The Liverpool Coastguard received a Mayday from the _Riverdance_ reporting that the vessel had developed a 60-degree

list after cargo shifted on board.    Helicopters from the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and Irish Coastguard battled Force 10 winds to rescue four passengers and 19 crewmembers after

attempts to refloat the vessel under its own power were abandoned due to the severe conditions.    The 6,000 gross tonnage _Riverdance_ was transporting 50 trucks and trailers from