Egyptian cruise ship disappeared?

[srebbe64]

www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/03/egypt.ship.ap/index.html

Blimey, I'm off on a cruise in a couple of months, makes you think!

[TeamD]

That's what happens when moses starts parting the waters, no bloody consideration for others!

[B17NNS]

Happen they will turn up at some point in season 2

[timmy30]

I wonder if a submarine was involved?

[sjp63]

An absolute tragedy. Why is it that death seems to follow the Hajj around?

>> Edited by sjp63 on Friday 3rd February 10:50

[Yugguy]

it's not the bloody bermuda triangle, it just sank. it probably wasn't the best maintained ship on the waters.

[nervous]

theyre all in denial.

[gbbird]

Scary stuff - i wonder what happened?

[marki]

Crippes ,,, must have gone down very fast if they had no time to radio a mayday

There are Pirates in this region i belive

[Bat21]

marki said:

Crippes ,,, must have gone down very fast if they had no time to radio a mayday There are Pirates in this region i belive

and Martyrs maybe?

[marki]

Could be ,, but then it says a lot of the passengers were pilgrims returning from Haj

Still common sence never had much to do with any thing in that region did it

[nervous]

thankyou *beamswithrespectofpeers*

[Jaglover]

nervous said:

theyre all in denial.

[sjp63]

BBC says its a ferry not a cruise ship. Probably grossly overloaded. Life is cheaper in some parts of the world than others it seems

[srebbe64]

sjp63 said:

BBC says its a ferry not a cruise ship. Probably grossly overloaded. Life is cheaper in some parts of the world than others it seems

That might also explain why it went down so quick, I guess!

[staceyb]

sjp63 said:

BBC says its a ferry not a cruise ship. Probably grossly overloaded. Life is cheaper in some parts of the world than others it seems

Apparently there was 1300 people on board but thats the official figures, who knows how many people were actually on board

[chassis 33]

...The Titanic went down just after the last time Bolton beat Arsenal in the FA Cup...

Regards
Iain

[B17NNS]

srebbe64 said:

sjp63 said: BBC says its a ferry not a cruise ship. Probably grossly overloaded. Life is cheaper in some parts of the world than others it seems That might also explain why it went down so quick, I guess!

Indeed, the Herrald of Free Enterprise didnt take long to capsise as I remember

[staceyb]

Slightly off topic but has that ship in the Channel carrying whatever acid it was carrying sunk yet?

[marki]

staceyb said:

Slightly off topic but has that ship in the Channel carrying whatever acid it was carrying sunk yet?

Hmm good point ,, they have gone quiet on that one last day or so