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Ablazebrokeoutonboardtheshipjustsome30minutesintothevoyageloosingradarcontact62milesnorthofDuba,theshipcontainedaround1350peopleincludingcrew.Passengerswereforcedtoevacuateastheshiplinedmovingthecenterofgravitytooneside.
Theferrycontinuingtostayafloatfortwohoursuntilovercomebyintakeofwaterandsankwithstill1000pluspeopleonboard.
Theinvestigationtotheeventfoundtheferryfailedtomeetminimumsafetystandardsandthattheagencyresponsibleformaritimesafetyallowedittosaildespitebeingawareofitsstate,itisalsoreportedthattheferrydidnothavesufficientemergencylifeboats.TheweatherconditionswerebadanditwasdarkastheshipcontinuedtomovethroughthewatertoSafaga,theirdestinationonly3hoursawaythereforeneitherthecaptainnorthepassengersrealizedtheextentofdanger.Theshipwasrollinggentlyandgraduallytakinginseawateruntilitrolledcompletelyturningover.Witnessaccountscommenteduponlackofcoordinationduringevacuation,failuretoheartheemergencyevacuationsoundandrescueattemptswasinitiatedtoolate.
Al-SalamBoccaccio,RedSeaFebruary4,2006
EventStatistics
2hours
LessonsLearned
Durationoffire
Numberofcasualties
Costtoindustry
References
Over1000people,passengersandcrew
CostoflifeTheuseofemergencyservices.Lossoftheship
BBCNews.2014.[Onine].[Accessed22December2014].http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4689418.stm
TypeoffireHydrocarbon,
Unknown,unreportedhowever,knowntohavestartedinthecargoholdalthoughmorelikelytohavebeentheengineroom.
IgnitionSource