Egyptian ferry carrying 1,400 sinks

Egyptian ferry carrying 1,400 sinks

HURGHADA, Egypt - A policeman (L) talks with a man (R) who went to a hospital in eastern Egypt trying to confirm the fate of relatives after the 11,800-ton Al-Salam Boccaccio 98, carrying around 1,300 passengers and 100 crew members, sank in the Red Sea on Feb. 2. (Kyodo)

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