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Egyptian Ferry with 1300 ppl on board disappeared in Red Sea
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 6:00 am
by southerngale
Egypt maritime officials say a ferry with 1,300 people on board has disappeared in the Red Sea. A lifeboat has been spotted carrying 3 people near where the ship was last seen, as well as bodies floating in the water.
Apparently, it disappeared from the radar screen shortly after sailing from the port of Dubah. Its last position on the radar screen was 62 miles from Dubah.
It's a large ferry and they haven't found it yet.
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 6:07 am
by southerngale
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:59 am
by arkess7
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:56 am
by Rainband
how sad
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:59 am
by Skywatch_NC
Seems like there's been quite a few of these ferry disasters over the decades!!
Eric
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:39 am
by USCG_Hurricane_Watcher
Those ships are sold on the cheap and are not regulated or inspected...suprised this doesn't happen more often. This ship was a European throw-away...
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:29 am
by Brent
USCG_Hurricane_Watcher wrote:Those ships are sold on the cheap and are not regulated or inspected...suprised this doesn't happen more often. This ship was a European throw-away...
Yeah... that was my first thought when I saw a picture of it.
Sad anyway.
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:09 pm
by HurricaneBill
Kinda reminds me of the Estonia disaster on the Baltic Sea in 1994.
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:36 pm
by Scorpion
Awww.... how tragic......