El Salam Maritime Transport
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El Salam Maritime Transport is an Egyptian ferry operator that operates a fleet of fifteen vessels on Red Sea routes between ports in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. The company transports over one mi
Al Salam Carducci 82 in Suez
MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98
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MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98 was an Egyptian ro/ro passenger ferry, operated by El Salam Maritime Transport, that sank on 3 February 2006 in the Red Sea en route from Duba, Saudi Arabia, to Safaga in sout
El Salam Maritime Transport
…over one million passengers a year and is the largest private shipping company in the Middle East. El Salam gained media attention in 2006 after the MV al-Salam Boccaccio 98 sank on 2 February 2006 in the Red Sea en route from Duba, Saudi Arabia, to Safaga in southern Egypt, with the loss of over 1000 lives. This ship, among…
al-Salam Boccaccio 98 in Genoa, 2001
MS Boccaccio in Italian domestic service before rebuilding, in Tirrenia livery.
An infrared image from a U.S. Navy aircraft showing a rescue vessel alongside a life raft from al-Salam Boccaccio 98