Preliminary investigation blames fire for Egypt ferry disaster   [2006-02-04 21:14:18]

Preliminary investigation on Saturday blamed fire for the sinking of the Egyptian ferry. "Preliminary reports show a fire erupted in one of the trucks on board the ferry, which caused the ship to sink," said MENA.

Fire erupts ahead of Egyptian ship sinking: minister   [2006-02-04 18:25:50]

Egyptian Transport Minister Mohamed Mansour said on Saturday that a fire broke out in one of the storerooms of an Egyptian ferryboat that carried over 1,400 passengers before it sank overnight Friday in the Red Sea.

Bush expresses condolences over Egyptian ferry tragedy   [2006-02-04 07:39:37]

U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday expressed condolences over the Egyptian tragedy when an ferry with some 1,300 passengers on board sank in bad weather on an overnight crossing from Saudi Arabia.

 

300 people found alive in Egypt ship accident   [2006-02-04 06:23:18]

Three hundred passengers from a sunken Egyptian ship have been found alive by rescue workers till Friday night, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported.

 

Over 290 people found alive in Egypt ship accident   [2006-02-04 04:57:48]

Egyptian Minister of Transport Mohamed Mansour was quoted as saying that 293 people of the al-Salaam 98 have been rescued so far after the ship sank in the Red Sea overnight Friday.

 

At least 185 found dead in sunken Egyptian ferry   [2006-02-04 04:14:17]

At least 185 people have been found dead so far from an Egyptian ferry which sank in the Red Sea overnight on Friday. A total of 185 bodies have been recovered by rescue teams and over 200 people have been found alive.