2006 MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98 disaster

The Egyptian ferry sank in the Red Sea on 3 February 2006 while crossing from Saudi Arabia to the port of Safaga. She was carrying around 220 vehicles, and one account puts more than 1,300 passengers aboard. Rescuers were still recovering bodies and picking up survivors after dark.

Date
2006-02-03
Deaths (Wikipedia list, low end where it gives a range)
1020
What the pin marks
Where she sank in the Red Sea between Duba and Safaga, as the cited page positions it.
Where the position is published
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_al-Salam_Boccaccio_98

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: ferry, red sea, egypt, 2006

Coordinates: 27.033, 34.883

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