The family of a British couple who remain missing after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea off Egypt have said they are ...
The governor of the Red Sea, Amr Hanafi, previously said in a statement that the boat operated by Dive Pro Liveaboard had ...
The vessel sank within five to seven minutes. "Some passengers were in their cabins, which is why they were unable to escape," Red Sea Governor Amr Hanafi said in the statement. Authorities are ...
Amr Hanafi. The boat, the Sea Story, capsized on Monday near the Sataya Reef, carrying 31 tourists and 13 crew on a multi-day diving trip. It was struck by high waves and sank in 5–7 minutes.
The statement said the boat, the “Sea Story,” is owned by an Egyptian national. Red Sea Governor Amr Hanafi later told Reuters that three bodies had been recovered, with 13 others still missing.
Provincial governor Amr Hanafi said rescue teams had found five people alive on Tuesday, two Belgian tourists, one Swiss, one Finn and an Egyptian, bringing the total number of survivors to 33.
This handout picture released by the Egyptian State Information Service shows Red Sea governor Amr Hanafi speaking to survivors rescued from a capsized vessel in the Red Sea harbour town of Marsa ...
Red Sea search enters critical third day with two Britons still unaccounted for - Two Britons are still unaccounted for after ...