The Salem Express was a roll-on roll-off ferry ship originally built in France in 1976 that sank off the coast of Egypt in 1991, killing an estimated 470 people. While officially carrying 650 people total, some speculate there were twice as many passengers. On its final voyage in rough weather, the captain decided to take a shortcut near Port Safaga, but the ship hit reefs and sank. There are still bodies deep inside the wreckage.