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Deadly boat accident: Two missing
HotlineThe Bahrain Interior Ministry says it has set up a hot line for people seeking information about the passengers. For international callers, the number should be preceded by an international exit code, then the Bahrain code 973. Hotline: 1-777-00000 E-MAIL US
YOUR E-MAIL ALERTSDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- Two people were missing two days after a cruise ship carrying 126 people capsized in the Persian Gulf off Bahrain during a party, killing 57, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior said Saturday. Tariq Hassan said the consortium that chartered the boat for the Thursday night bash had reduced the numbers of missing and people aboard. Sixty-seven people were rescued. Nass-Murray & Roberts chartered the boat for a celebratory dinner cruise after completing a key phase of a major construction project. They are the lead contractors in a joint venture building the 50-story World Trade Center in Bahrain's capital, Manama. More than 50 senior employees from various companies working on that project perished in the boating accident, according to a written statement from Murray & Roberts. Ten of the company's workers were confirmed dead and 15 were safe, according to the statement. All 25 of the Murray & Roberts workers are assigned to the WTC project. Murray & Roberts' chief executive, Brian Bruce, told CNN he was traveling to Manama to console victims' families. The company is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. Among the dead were nationals from at least eight countries. Hassan said the cause of the incident was not known, and was being investigated. Witnesses told the British Foreign Office that the boat capsized on its way back into port. (Watch how the party cruise turned into a deadly nightmare -- 2:11) It tipped over in clear weather in a narrow channel about a mile from the headquarters of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, Navy officials told CNN. Sheikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, the interior minister, said an initial probe found no indication of terrorism. (Watch what recovery workers returned to shore -- 1:26) CNN Producer Kevin Flower contributed to this report 
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