Luxury yacht has capsized off Egypt - tourists missing
A luxury yacht with 45 people on board has capsized in the Red Sea off Egypt. The boat sent out a distress signal early this morning then disappeared from radar, local media reports.
Security sources told Reuters that 16 people had been rescued from the waves.
According to Governor Amr Hanafi, some people have been taken by rescue flight to hospital. Other survivors receive treatment on site while waiting for rescue ships. A search mission from the Egyptian navy is working at the site to find more people in distress, according to the newspaper Masrawy.
31 people on board were tourists and other crew members. The boat had departed from Ghalib and was bound for Hurghada.
A luxury yacht with 45 people on board has capsized in the Red Sea off Egypt. The boat sent out a distress signal early this morning then disappeared from radar, local media reports.
Security sources told Reuters that 16 people had been rescued from the waves.
According to Governor Amr Hanafi, some people have been taken by rescue flight to hospital. Other survivors receive treatment on site while waiting for rescue ships. A search mission from the Egyptian navy is working at the site to find more people in distress, according to the newspaper Masrawy.
31 people on board were tourists and other crew members. The boat had departed from Ghalib and was bound for Hurghada.
The military is deployed – 17 are missing after a shipwreck
17 people are still missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Egypt early Monday morning. This is reported by Sky News.
45 people are said to have been on board when the accident occurred. Several have subsequently been rescued with the help of a helicopter. According to the BBC, both the rescue service and the military have been involved in the search.
The ship is said to have been transporting divers on its way to Hurghada. It is unclear what caused it to drop.
The owner has not yet commented on the accident.
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