Salem Express

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The Salem Express was a Roll-on/Roll-off passenger ferry that struck the Hyndman Reefs ~16 km south of Safaga on the night of 14 December 1991 and sank within minutes; ~470 people died. The wreck lies on her starboard side in 12–32 m and is treated as a mass grave — Egyptian custom and operator code forbid penetration and the removal or disturbance of any artefact. Year-round divable, but the open Safaga site is best in spring and autumn when winds drop. A sober, sensitive dive — many operators brief it as a memorial.