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| Egyptian Passenger Ship Carrying 1,300 People Sinks |
| 2006-02-03 |
An Egyptian passenger ship carrying around 1,300 people, mostly Egyptians, sank in the Red Sea overnight, and rescue ships arriving at the scene Friday had pulled 15 bodies and 12 survivors out of the water so far, officials said. The 35-year-old ship, "Salaam 98," went down 40 miles off the Egyptian port of Hurghada, the head of the Egyptian Maritime Authority, Mahfouz Taha Marzouk, told The Associated Press. The cause was not immediately known, but there were high winds and a sandstorm overnight on Saudi Arabia's west coast, from which the ship departed Thursday evening.Reports are passengers were returning from the Haj. No reports of terrorism yet. The photo shows an extremely top heavy ship that could easily have capsized in a storm. |
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