The Egyptian media reported on the ongoing rescue operation in the Red Sea.
12:22•Updated 13:14
Dozens of people are missing in Egypt after the pleasure yacht Sea Story got into trouble at sea in the Red Sea.
Reported about it among others, El Fagr.
According to the newspaper, the authorities received an emergency call from the ship around 6:30 in the morning. The yacht had taken tourists on a diving trip from Porto Ghalib harbor in Marsa Alam. It was supposed to go to the port of Hurghada.
The tourists on board the yacht are from several different countries. In addition to 31 tourists, the yacht has a crew of 14 people.
The Egyptian navy is trying to rescue the passengers of a ship that at least partially sank near the popular diving site of Paraika Sha’ab Sataya. There are ships and a helicopter.
Egyptian authorities say they have rescued at least 16 people, Reuters reports, citing Egyptian sources.
Source: Reuters