Survivors have been found after a tourist boat sank, sparking extensive rescue operations involving air and naval units in the Red Sea.
Rescue Efforts Intensify After Tourist Vessel Capsizes in Red Sea
Rescue Efforts Intensify After Tourist Vessel Capsizes in Red Sea
Authorities mobilize to locate missing individuals following the sinking of the Sea Story.
The Red Sea witnessed a disturbing incident when the Sea Story, a tourist boat, sank with 45 individuals on board, including 31 tourists and 14 crew members. According to reports, the vessel departed from a port near Marsa Alam on a diving trip before sending a distress signal at approximately 05:30 local time (03:30 GMT). Egyptian authorities have been actively engaged in rescue operations since the alarming incident was reported.
Major General Amr Hanafi, the governor of Egypt’s Red Sea province, provided updates indicating that rescuers have successfully located several survivors around the Wadi el-Gemal area, located south of Marsa Alam. Some survivors have been airlifted to receive urgent medical attention, while others await extraction by an Egyptian warship dispatched to the scene.
Efforts are ongoing, and both air and naval units remain deployed to search for additional missing individuals, as the situation continues to evolve. This incident comes on the heels of a previous boat fire in Egypt, which left three British nationals unaccounted for. The Red Sea region is a popular destination for tourists, and these incidents have raised concerns regarding passenger safety on tourist vessels.
Major General Amr Hanafi, the governor of Egypt’s Red Sea province, provided updates indicating that rescuers have successfully located several survivors around the Wadi el-Gemal area, located south of Marsa Alam. Some survivors have been airlifted to receive urgent medical attention, while others await extraction by an Egyptian warship dispatched to the scene.
Efforts are ongoing, and both air and naval units remain deployed to search for additional missing individuals, as the situation continues to evolve. This incident comes on the heels of a previous boat fire in Egypt, which left three British nationals unaccounted for. The Red Sea region is a popular destination for tourists, and these incidents have raised concerns regarding passenger safety on tourist vessels.
