More than 500 plaintiffs have launched a second case against RINA over the sinking of Egyptian ferry Al-Salam Boccaccio 98 in 2006 after it experienced a fire in the car deck. This time, plaintiffs will also sue RINA's holding company, Ente Registro Italiano Navale. The first case was dismissed by the Genoa Court, which upheld the doctrine of 'state immunity'. This is because RINA was acting as a Recognised Organisation for the ferry's flag state, Panama, and therefore Italy lacks jurisdiction on RINA. Lawyers for the plaintiffs argued in vain against state immunity on the basis that RINA also had a commercial contract with the ferry's owner, El Salam Maritime Transport, owned by Mamdouh Ismail. However, Ente Registro Italiano Navale is Italian, and it accepted Italian jurisdiction in the first hearing on 15 January.
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机译：在埃及渡轮Al-Salam Boccaccio 98在汽车甲板上起火后，该船于2006年沉没，已有500多名原告提起第二起针对RINA的诉讼。这次，原告还将起诉RINA的控股公司Ente Registro Italiano Navale。第一案件被热那亚法院驳回，该法院维持了“国家豁免权”的学说。这是因为RINA是轮船船旗国巴拿马的公认组织，因此意大利对RINA没有管辖权。原告律师徒劳无奈地反对国家豁免，理由是RINA还与轮渡的船东El Samam Maritime Transport（由Mamdouh Ismail拥有）签订了商业合同。但是，Ente Registro Italiano Navale是意大利语，它在1月15日的第一次听证会中接受了意大利的管辖权。
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