Nile wedding-party ferry sinks

Police in Egypt believe all passengers on a ferry that sank in the Nile during a wedding party are accounted for.

Nile wedding-party ferry sinks

Police in Egypt believe all passengers on a ferry that sank in the Nile during a wedding party are accounted for.

Hundreds of people were attending the late-night party on the Princess Hidy ferry when it began sinking in the river off Beni Sweif, a town some 125 miles south of Cairo, officials said.

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