MV Salem Express
ferry
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MV Salem Express
- IMO number
- 6502311
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ferry
- Gross tonnage
- 4,771
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 110.3 m
- Beam
- 17.8 m
- Year built
- 1966
- Builder
- —
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MV Salem Express
MV Salem Express was an Egyptian-French passenger ship that sank in the Red Sea. It is notable due to the heavy loss of life which occurred when she sank shortly after striking a reef at around 11:13pm on December 14, 1991. The majority of passengers were Moroccan-French. Most were returning from pilgrimage to Mecca. The official death toll was 470, though some evidence suggests that the ship was overcrowded and the true death toll may have been much greater, likely more than 1,600. Salem Express was a roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry which operated for 25 years, with many different owners, names and regular routes at that time. The ship was originally named Fred Scamaroni, after a World War II French resistance member who was captured and tortured, killing himself in his cell without revealing his mission. Construction began in June 1963.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is MV Salem Express now?
- MV Salem Express has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is MV Salem Express?
- MV Salem Express is a ferry, built in 1966. The vessel is 110.3 m long with a beam of 17.8 m and has a gross tonnage of 4,771.
- Has MV Salem Express been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MV Salem Express appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).