Egyptian dredger with 40 crew sinks, some missing

Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 9:03 [IST]

Iismilia (Egypt), Sep 13: An Egyptian dredger sank in the Suez Canal today and some of the 40 crew were reported missing or injured, medical and Suez Canal Authority sources said.

A Canal Authority official said the canal had been closed because of the incident.

No other details were immediately available.

The canal is an important international trade route and a major source of foreign exchange earnings for the Egyptian government. Egypt nationalised the waterway in 1956.

Reuters

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