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A ferry boat from the Spanish port city of Valencia to the resort island of Mallorca caught fire, leaving about 350 passengers stuck at sea for around 24 hours while waiting to be picked up by a replacement vessel. No one was injured in the incident. The car ferry Tanacia set sail from Valencia on Sunday evening and was scheduled to arrive on Mallorca on Monday morning, but a fire broke out in the ship’s engine room about halfway along the journey, the Italian shipping company GNV told dpa on Monday. The Tenacia had to stop and the fire was initially fought with on-board resources, but the fla…

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