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Egyptian cruise ship sinks in Red Sea
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
CAIRO, Egypt
At least twelve bodies of passengers aboard the Egyptian cruise ship Salaam 98, which sank Friday in the Red Sea, have been retrieved, Zaka reported Friday afternoon, adding that Egypt has declined the Israel Navy's offer of search and rescue assistance.
The Salaam 98 sank 40 miles off the Egyptian port of Hurghada, head of the Egyptian Maritime Authority, Mahfouz Taha Marzouk, said Friday.
Four Egyptian frigates have sailed to rescue survivors, Egypt's minister of transport, Mohammed Lutfy Mansour, told CNN shortly before the sinking of the ship was announced.
"The Coast Guard is doing every in its power to try to rescue these people," Mansour said.
Asked about the safety of the ship, Mansour said: "It met safety requirements. The number of passengers on board is less than the maximum number of people."
However, Sky News reported that the number of passengers, 1415, exceeded by some 20% the maximum number allowed on board.
Britain's top naval officer said that he had diverted a warship to the north Red Sea site where the ship had sunk.
"The HMS Bulwark was heading toward the site and will arrive in a day-and-a-half," said Adm. Sir Alan West, Britain's first sea lord, on Friday afternoon.
The ship disappeared from radar screens shortly after sailing from the western Saudi port of Dubah at seven p.m. local time on Thursday night, the maritime officials in Suez said, speaking on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to the press. The ship was due to have arrived at Egypt's port of Safaga at 3 a.m. local time.
Dubah and Safaga lie virtually opposite each other, about 120 miles apart, at the northern end of the Red Sea.
The ship is owned by the Egyptian firm El-Salaam Maritime Transport Co. and was carrying 1,300 passengers, the official added. Some of the passengers are believed to be pilgrims returning from the annual hajj to Mecca, which ended last month.
The company's owner, Mamdouh Ismail, said the ship is more than 25 years old and registered in Panama. He spoke before the sinking was announced and refused to comment further.
A ship owned by the same company, also carrying pilgrims, collided with a cargo ship at the southern entrance to the Suez Canal in October, causing a stampede among passengers trying to escape the sinking ship. Two people were killed and 40 injured.
Jerusalem Post
Oh well, can't say Israel isn't offering humanitarian assitance.
You really have to wonder why someone would rather let people drown or die of exposure than accept help.
To think this is the country Israel actually made peace with too.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
CAIRO, Egypt
At least twelve bodies of passengers aboard the Egyptian cruise ship Salaam 98, which sank Friday in the Red Sea, have been retrieved, Zaka reported Friday afternoon, adding that Egypt has declined the Israel Navy's offer of search and rescue assistance.
The Salaam 98 sank 40 miles off the Egyptian port of Hurghada, head of the Egyptian Maritime Authority, Mahfouz Taha Marzouk, said Friday.
Four Egyptian frigates have sailed to rescue survivors, Egypt's minister of transport, Mohammed Lutfy Mansour, told CNN shortly before the sinking of the ship was announced.
"The Coast Guard is doing every in its power to try to rescue these people," Mansour said.
Asked about the safety of the ship, Mansour said: "It met safety requirements. The number of passengers on board is less than the maximum number of people."
However, Sky News reported that the number of passengers, 1415, exceeded by some 20% the maximum number allowed on board.
Britain's top naval officer said that he had diverted a warship to the north Red Sea site where the ship had sunk.
"The HMS Bulwark was heading toward the site and will arrive in a day-and-a-half," said Adm. Sir Alan West, Britain's first sea lord, on Friday afternoon.
The ship disappeared from radar screens shortly after sailing from the western Saudi port of Dubah at seven p.m. local time on Thursday night, the maritime officials in Suez said, speaking on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to the press. The ship was due to have arrived at Egypt's port of Safaga at 3 a.m. local time.
Dubah and Safaga lie virtually opposite each other, about 120 miles apart, at the northern end of the Red Sea.
The ship is owned by the Egyptian firm El-Salaam Maritime Transport Co. and was carrying 1,300 passengers, the official added. Some of the passengers are believed to be pilgrims returning from the annual hajj to Mecca, which ended last month.
The company's owner, Mamdouh Ismail, said the ship is more than 25 years old and registered in Panama. He spoke before the sinking was announced and refused to comment further.
A ship owned by the same company, also carrying pilgrims, collided with a cargo ship at the southern entrance to the Suez Canal in October, causing a stampede among passengers trying to escape the sinking ship. Two people were killed and 40 injured.
Jerusalem Post
Oh well, can't say Israel isn't offering humanitarian assitance.
You really have to wonder why someone would rather let people drown or die of exposure than accept help.
To think this is the country Israel actually made peace with too.
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