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Salem Express. December 17, 1991

from Wrecks of the Red Sea by el_masmore

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On its final voyage, the Salem Express (17th of December 1991) her usual 450 mile journey from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Safaga, Egypt, which took around 36 hours; they intended to unload 350 passengers, before continuing then sailing north to Suez. This route had been the ship's standard schedule since 1988. The ship's departure had been delayed by two days in Saudi Arabia due to a mechanical fault. The night of the sinking was stormy.

The majority of passengers were Egyptian. Most were poorly-paid labourers travelling home by boat for the holidays; around 150 were returning from pilgrimage to Mecca. Dives to the shipwreck confirm the "holiday" mood of the ship, with luggage packed with gifts for family members. Pilgrims returning from Mecca were dressed in fine clothes to celebrate

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from Wrecks of the Red Sea, released August 2, 2022
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