Egyptian authorities say 17 people are missing, including foreigners, and 28 have been saved after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea.
A trouble signal was achieved at 05:30 (03:30 GMT) from the Sea Story, which left port proximate Marsa Alam on Saturday for a five-day diving trip with 31 tourists and 14 crew, according to the ruleor of Red Sea province.
Red Sea Governor Maj-Gen Amr Hanafi shelp the survivors were set up in the Wadi el-Gemal area, south of Marsa Alam, and that they were receiving the essential medical nurture.
He compriseed that the Egyptian Navy warship El Fateh and military airplan were intensifying their efforts to discover the missing.
“Intensive search operations are underway in coordination with the navy and the armed forces,” Hanafi shelp.
Authorities have not showd the possible caemploy of the incident.
On Saturday, the Egyptian Meteororeasonable Authority predicted turbulence on the Mediterranean and Red Seas due to the weather, and cautioned people aachievest marine activities on Sunday and Monday.
Wind speeds were between 60-70 km/h, and wave heights were three to four metres high.
According to the local council in Marsa Alam, the crew of the Sea Story are all Egyptians and the tourists on board comprised five Spanish, four British, four Germans and two US nationals. It is unclear who is among the saved and who is still missing.
A British Foreign Office spokesperson shelp they were in reach out with the authorities, and were providing “help to a number of British nationals and their families follothriveg an incident in Egypt”.
Marsa Alam is a famous destination for tourists on Egypt’s southern Red Sea coast and is surrounded by diving spots, including famous coral reefs.
There was no instant comment from Sea Story’s Egypt-based owner and operator, Dive Pro Liveaboard.
But its website says the vessel was built in 2022 and is 44m (144ft) lengthened. It has four decks and 18 cabins that can accommodate up to 36 passengers.
