PLEASURE STEAMER SINKS IN NlLE.—Passengers try to swim to safety as the pleasure steamer Dandara (200 tons) sinks in the River Nile, near Cairo, on May 8. More than 150 persons, including whole families, were drowned. The vessel, carrying about 300 holiday makers, including government officials, sprang a leak in mid-river. As she made for the safety of the bank, all the passengers crowded on one side and the ship capsized.
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28895, 15 May 1959, Page 11
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71PLEASURE STEAMER SINKS IN NlLE.—Passengers try to swim to safety as the pleasure steamer Dandara (200 tons) sinks in the River Nile, near Cairo, on May 8. More than 150 persons, including whole families, were drowned. The vessel, carrying about 300 holiday makers, including government officials, sprang a leak in mid-river. As she made for the safety of the bank, all the passengers crowded on one side and the ship capsized. Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28895, 15 May 1959, Page 11
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