CAIRO- A local court Saturday said it would issue a ruling on the tragic sinking of a Nile boat on July 31. Nine Christian girls were killed and four others injured when the boat they werte rdiding for a picnic sank on July 15 south of Cairo. A local court Saturday said it would issue a ruling on the tragic sinking of a Nile boat on July 31. Nine Christian girls were killed and four others injured when the boat they werte rdiding for a picnic sank on July 15 south of Cairo. Owners of the boat Ali and Mohamed Eweis face charges of manslaughter and overloading of the unlicensed boat. The two boatment had reportedly escaped the scene after the tragedy and had not offered help to the victims. The boat was on a Nile trip organised by a church in Maadi South Cairo and had 19 females on board which was more than the boat could handle, according to police sources. The outing was for girls aged between 10 and 18 years old. Public river boats in Egypt are often overcrowded and passenger manifests are often absent or inaccurate, but the boat which sank was not a large vessel. Owners of the boat Ali and Mohamed Eweis face charges of manslaughter and overloading of the unlicensed boat. The two boatment had reportedly escaped the scene after the tragedy and had not offered help to the victims. The boat was on a Nile trip organised by a church in Maadi South Cairo and had 19 females on board which was more than the boat could handle, according to police sources. The boat was on a Nile trip organised by a church in Maadi South Cairo and had 19 females on board which was more than the boat could handle, according to police sources. The outing was for girls aged between 10 and 18 years old. Public river boats in Egypt are often overcrowded and passenger manifests are often absent or inaccurate, but the boat which sank was not a large vessel. The outing was for girls aged between 10 and 18 years old. Public river boats in Egypt are often overcrowded and passenger manifests are often absent or inaccurate, but the boat which sank was not a large vessel.