A tourist boat carrying around 45 people, including more than 30 tourists, sank this Monday off the town of Marsa Alam, located in the Red Sea (Egypt) after which authorities confirmed that at least 28 of the 45 people traveling on the ship, including 31 were touristswere rescued. We also learned this Monday that among the passengers were five Spaniards, now safe after being rescued.
The governor of the Red Sea province, Amr Hanafi, said rescue teams found several people alive in the waters after the ship sank History of the seabefore adding that there is “intense” search operations in the area.
The people rescued were transferred to the earth receive medical care, while specifying that the Armed Forces sent a frigate there toassist in rescue effortswithout there being yet an official casualty report.
Hanafi said the event occurred around 5:30 a.m. (local time), when the boat issued an alarm signal while participating in a diving excursion. There were 31 tourists of different nationalities and 14 crew members on board the boat..
The five Spaniards were rescued and are out of danger after the sinking, according to Foreign Ministry sources.
According to Egyptian authorities, at least 28 of the 45 people on board the ship, including 31 tourists, were rescued. Among them, according to sources from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there are five Spaniards who “are out of danger.”
For the moment, according to these sources, “there is no trace of Spaniards among the missing.” “The Spanish Embassy in Cairo is closely following the case and has already established initial contact with the persons concerned to provide them with all necessary consular assistance,” the sources added.
The governor of the Red Sea province, Amr Hanafi, announced that the armed forces had deployed a frigate and aircraft to support search and rescue operations for the 17 missing, with no evidence of deaths so far.
As explained, the sinking took place around 5:30 a.m. (local time), when the ship issued an alarm signal while on a diving excursion. There were 31 tourists of different nationalities and fourteen crew members on board the boat.
Among the missing is a person of Finnish nationality, according to Foreign Ministry sources consulted by public broadcaster Yle, while the United Kingdom government is investigating the situation of several British citizens. According to the BBC, two British tourists were rescued alive and two others are missing.
