Most of 1,400 on Egypt ferry feared lost (AP/Reuters) Updated: 2006-02-04 08:26 A chronology of some of the worst shipping disasters:
Dec 20, 1987 - the Philippines - In the worst peacetime sea tragedy, the
ferry Dona Paz sank after colliding with the tanker Vector in the Sibuyan Sea.
4,375 people died on the ferry.
Oct 24, 1988 - the Philippines - Dona Marilyn, sister ship of Dona Paz, sank
off Leyte province, killing 250.
Dec 27, 1988 - Bangladesh - At least 200 died when the ferry Haisal sank on
the River Dhaleswari after being rammed by a cargo vessel.
Dec 15, 1991 - Egypt - 464 people were killed when the Salem Express hit
coral outside the Red Sea port of Safaga.
Feb 17, 1993 - Haiti - Passenger ferry Neptune with 800-2,000 aboard sank off
Petit Goave. Several hundred people drowned.
July 2, 1993 - the Philippines - 279 pilgrims drowned when a floating pagoda
collapsed during a religious festival on the Bocaue river.
Oct 10, 1993 - South Korea - The Seohae ferry, overloaded with 362 people,
capsized off Puan county killing 292.
Source: Reuters
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