MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98
roll-on/roll-off ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98
- IMO number
- 6921282
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- roll-on/roll-off ship
- Gross tonnage
- 11,779
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 131 m
- Beam
- 23.6 m
- Year built
- 1970
- Builder
- Fincantieri
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98
MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98 was an Egyptian ro/ro passenger ferry, operated by El Salam Maritime Transport, that sank on 3 February 2006 in the Red Sea en route from Duba, Saudi Arabia, to Safaga in southern Egypt. The ship was carrying about 1,400 passengers and crew. The majority were thought to have been Egyptians working in Saudi Arabia, but they included pilgrims returning from the Hajj in Mecca. The ship was also carrying about 220 vehicles. No Mayday had been heard from the ship and poor weather conditions hampered the search and rescue operation. 388 people were rescued. The immediate cause of the sinking appears to have been a buildup of seawater in the hull, when the firefighters were trying to extinguish a fire in the engine room.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98 now?
- MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98 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 MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98?
- MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98 is a roll-on/roll-off ship, built in 1970 by Fincantieri. The vessel is 131 m long with a beam of 23.6 m and has a gross tonnage of 11,779.
- Has MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98 been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98 appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).