The ferry, Pella, sank 10 nautical miles from the Jordanian port of Aqaba
A ferry which caught fire four days ago in the Red Sea sank Monday, the official Petra news agency reported.
The ferry, Pella, sank 10 nautical miles from the Jordanian port of Aqaba.
The ship, which is owned by the Arab Bridge Maritime Company, was sailing from Aqaba to the Egyptian port of Nuweiba with 1,240 passengers aboard when it caught fire on Thursday.
One passenger died and 44 others suffered suffocation injuries as a rescue operation was conducted to evacuate the passengers to another ship, owned by the same firm.
The operator’s head, Hussein Souob, said the ferry, now lying at a depth of 750 metres, was ‘completely burnt and will not constitute any obstacle to international shipping or any danger for the maritime environment.’
Meanwhile, the acting director general of the Jordanian Ports Authority, Mohammad Mubaydeen, said his teams did not spot any sign of pollution in the area as a result of the ship’s sinking.
‘However, a possibility of pollution taking place still exists,’ he said.
Source: AFP
