MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) Bahrain's interior minister says 44 bodies have been recovered so far from the ferry sinking in the Persian Gulf.
Egyptian Ship Sinks At Sea
Updated: 23:31, Friday February 03, 2006
Rescue teams have found 185 dead and 314 survivors after an Egyptian ferry carrying more than 1,400 passengers sank in the Red Sea.
A massive air and sea rescue operation is underway where the ship disappeared.
Four Egyptian frigates are at the scene and boats have taken the survivors to the Egyptian port of Safaga.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said: "Our hearts go out to all those who we think have suffered so badly in this tragedy."
The rescue operation is being hampered by bad weather and there are reports of an electrical storm in the Red Sea overnight.