Egypt: Ferry Tragedy · Global Voices
Haitham Sabbah

It is one of the worst disasters in Egyptian maritime history. At or around midnight on friday, the ferry As-Salam 98, carrying 1,414 passengers from Saudi Arabia to Safaga, sank in the Red Sea after a fire broke out on the car deck… Other distraught relatives pointed to chaotic management and lack of adequate or timely information about the rescue effort, Baheyya said.