Huge Ship Lost at Sea During Storm

UPDATE 2/4:CNN is reporting that over 1000 are still missing and that the cause of the ship's sinking was a fire.

UPDATE 2/3 12 PM: CNN is reporting that over 350 survivors have been rescued.

AccuWeather.com meteorologists believe that the storm front had cleared the ship by the time it sank. To quote from our Weather Headlines (PREMIUM | PRO):

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2/3 6 AM:

News agencies are reporting that a 1,300-passenger ferry has disappeared in the Red Sea.

FoxNews is reporting that heavy rain and wind are hampering rescue efforts and that a heavy thunderstorm was reported at the time of the disappearance.

Here is a satellite animation from the time the ship disappeared, showing bright white colors over the area, indicating high and intense clouds, meaning heavy storms.