Egyptian ferry victims to be compensated

The owner of a ferry that sank in the Red Sea last winter, drowning more than 1,000 people, will pay millions of euro in compensation to survivors and victims’ families, an Egyptian prosecutor said today.

The owner, Mamdouh Ismail, fled the country with his son shortly before another prosecutor ordered the two, and four others, to face trial on charges of negligence and corruption. He is believed to be in Europe.