A ship carrying 111 people is on fire on Wednesday off the Isles of Scilly, local media reported. An air and sea rescue is now under way to save those on board, and the Maritime and Coastal agency said 81 people have abandoned the ship onto life rafts. The blaze is thought to be in the processing area while Falmouth coastguards are coordinating the rescue. The Athena, a factory fishing vessel, is owned by a shipping company, Thor, based in the Faroe Islands and suffered an earlier fire in 2007. A spokesman for Thor said the company was dealing with the latest incident and could give no further details. 