1.   The ferry had reportedly sunk almost immediately on hitting coral reefs as it approached Safaga at around midnight.

2.   According to survivors, the ferry sank quickly, disappearing beneath the waves less than half an hour after the first sign of trouble.

3.   Later a ferry sank taking them across a Russian river.

4.   Many of the victims were asleep in their cabins and had no chance to escape because the ferry sank in minutes.

5.   Overloaded ferries sink with miserable regularity in a dozen poor countries, sometimes killing hundreds.

6.   Port officials reached by telephone told news agencies that they believed that the ferry had sunk.

7.   The scores of relatives who have gathered at the Manado airport awaiting news of the ferry were stricken on Sunday by the confirmation that the ferry had actually sunk.

8.   A ferry sank between Leyte and Camotes islands northeast of Cebu City Saturday and at least one crew member was killed.

9.   A ferry sank north of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince Monday, leaving hundreds of people missing, radio stations said.

10.   A radio station in Lucena said the ferry sank hours later two kilometers off Lucena and only floating debris could be seen.