Amman

Baleària, the Denia-based ferry operator, has taken the 1995-built ferry AMMAN on charter. The Huelva-built ferry, owned by Arab Bridge Maritime, has a capacity for 950 passengers and 460 cars, with some 740 freight lanemetres available. The ferry had been chartered by Inter Shipping between 2013 and 2017 for use on the Algeciras-Tangier Med route, and it had been assumed that she would re-appear there again.

The fire which broke out aboard the "Amman" with 689 passengers in the Red Sea was extinguished and no injuries were reported on Mar 5, 2012. The vessel was heading from the Jordanian port of Aqaba to Egypt when the fire broke out when the vessel was 23 nautical miles away from Aqaba Port. There were 46 cars, 20 trucks and five large buses on the vessel.

A Jordanian ferry caught fire Monday in the Red Sea after sailing from the Port of Aqaba en route to the Egyptian port of Nuweiba. The captain of the ferry, dubbed "Amman" informed authorities in Aqaba that the fire was brought under control at 5:15 local time. "No casualties were reported," said Aqaba Governor Ali Al Shra'a, who followed up on measures taken to put off the fire. Director General of the Arab Bridge Maritime Company, the owner of the vessel, Hussein So'ub said the ship was operating an ordinary trip from Aqaba to Nuweiba, carrying on board 46 vehicles, 20 trucks and five buses, in addition to the 689 passengers. The captain of the ferry told the company that the fire broke out at the kitchen, expecting electrical fault to be the cause of fire. The ferry caught fire about 23 nautical miles from the port of Aqaba. http://www.petra.gov.jo/Public_News/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?Site_Id=1&lang=2&NewsID=61701&CatID=13&Type=Home&GType=1