Egypt ferry sinks
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:40 amRe: Egypt ferry sinks
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:47 amMmm, just saw it on the news. Not good at all...
Re: Egypt ferry sinks
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:57 amWhat can I say? This is very sad, I'm sure that most in the UK and Northern Europe can remember the Herald of Free Enterprise in Zeebruge.
My sympathies go out to those who have perishd and to their families.
Will
My sympathies go out to those who have perishd and to their families.
Will
Re: Egypt ferry sinks
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:01 pmNo lifeboats and no mayday, my moneys on it capsizing. And capsizing quickly at that.
Re: Egypt ferry sinks
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:02 pmI agree Woody. If the Herald had been in open water the same thing would have happened. No trace etc. We'll find out what happened in the end.
Re: Egypt ferry sinks
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:11 pmVery sad...
Re: Egypt ferry sinks
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:09 pmA bit insensitive of that Yahoo page to have an advert for "Ocean Finance" with a little boat bobbing about in it!!! ::)
I love irony! ;D
I love irony! ;D
Re: Egypt ferry sinks
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:13 pmSad. 
Doesn't sound good for sure. Probably almost all of them do not know how to swim either. :'(
Doesn't sound good for sure. Probably almost all of them do not know how to swim either. :'(Re: Egypt ferry sinks
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:24 pmI saw a news flash about this on the BBC news earlier, then on Hungarian TV they showed some footage of what appears to be a British destroyer in the area?
Re: Egypt ferry sinks
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:31 pmI saw a news flash about this on the BBC news earlier, then on Hungarian TV they showed some footage of what appears to be a British destroyer in the area?
The Egyptians have four frigates in the area. The Royal Navy has a Destroyer heading in that direction but is a good 24 hours away and probably won't be needed.
Re: Egypt ferry sinks
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:37 pmAlso interesting to note that the first distress signal, an emergency beacon, was picked up at RAF Kinloss in Scotland.
Re: Egypt ferry sinks
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:40 pmWell I'd hope we could pick it up as we have some of the best listening equipment in the world.
The funny thing is if you are a ham radio operator you can often pick-up something better from the opposite side of the world than just the other side of town..... something to do with atmospherics........... not really my field!
The funny thing is if you are a ham radio operator you can often pick-up something better from the opposite side of the world than just the other side of town..... something to do with atmospherics........... not really my field!
Re: Egypt ferry sinks
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 5:03 amAlso interesting to note that the first distress signal, an emergency beacon, was picked up at RAF Kinloss in Scotland.
I wouldn't be surprised if a Nimrod was over the scene before much else either...
Re: Egypt ferry sinks
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:52 amThis is not good....horrible 
Re: Egypt ferry sinks
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:25 amThe Egyptians have four frigates in the area. The Royal Navy has a Destroyer heading in that direction but is a good 24 hours away and probably won't be needed.
4 of Egypt's numerous frigates are of US origin and look vaguely similar to the RN type 23s...