A ferry en-route to Safaga, Egypt from Duba in Saudi Arabia UEA has sunk in the Red sea. At least 15 dead have been recovered and there are 12 survivors accounted for. The Al Salam Boccaccio 98 went down 60 km east of Hurghada carrying at least 1,415 passengers. CNN are carrying significant coverage at this time [13:15 GMT] as are Sky News. BBC are currently covering the row over cartoons said to insult the prophet Mohammed. Details from Sky have revealed that a British frigate, HMS Bulwark, has joined four Egyptian frigates in the effort to search for survivors. The sea temperature is said to be around 22 C, however bad weather is said to be hampering the search efforts. [13:30 GMT 03/02/2006]
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