Saudi rescue and search squad snatched away 145 bodies from under the water since the day the Egyptian ferry Alsalam 98 went sinking in the Red Sea to date, officials said today. In a statement, the Ministry of Interior said the rescue and research teams, affiliating with the air forces and civil defense, have conducted a number of surveys on the scene searching for survivors but found none. The statement went to say that in collaboration with those in charge at the Saudi embassy in Cairo, five bodies have been recognized as belonging to Saudi nationals whose identities were known to the embassy.
