Not less than 16 individuals are lacking after an Egyptian yacht carrying worldwide vacationers sank in the Red Sea on Monday.
Forty-four individuals, together with 13 crew members and 31 vacationers, had been aboard the Sea Story when it sank close to Marsa Alam, a resort town in southeastern Egypt. The ship was carrying vacationers for a multi-day diving journey.
Egyptian media outlet Al-Dostor reported that two American vacationers had been on board, however it’s unclear if they’re amongst these lacking. Authorities had been alerted to the incident at round 5:30 a.m. on Monday.
“Instantly, [authorities] knowledgeable the Naval Base and the Armed Forces, the place search and rescue groups started operations utilizing a helicopter and a marine unit transferring from Bernice Harbor in direction of the rescue website,” the Crimson Sea Governorate defined in a Fb put up.
Greater than a dozen individuals are lacking after the Sea Story sank close to Marsa Alam on Monday. (Getty Pictures)
“The [Egyptian] Management Middle and Operations Room proceed to coordinate and observe up across the clock to make sure all obligatory actions are taken and scenario is reassured.”
The search is ongoing and the variety of deaths haven’t been formally introduced.
Egyptian officers reported that 28 individuals have been rescued. Amongst that group, minor accidents like scrapes and bruising had been reported, however no victims had been hospitalized.
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Rescuers wait on the seaside for potential survivors after a ship sank at a harbor in Marsa Alam. Greater than a dozen individuals stay lacking after a vacationer boat carrying 45 individuals capsized within the Crimson Sea, Egyptian authorities mentioned on Monday. (Stringer/image alliance by way of Getty Pictures)
The group of lacking individuals consists of 12 international nationals. The ship carried residents of the U.S., Belgium, Spain and Germany, together with residents of the UK, China, Finland, Eire, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland.
Whereas the reason for the sinking has not been decided, officers consider {that a} huge wave capsized it. The vessel sank inside 5 to seven minutes.
“Some passengers had been of their cabins, which is why they had been unable to flee,” Crimson Sea Governor Amr Hanafi mentioned within the assertion.
A file photograph dated November 20, 2024 exhibits an aerial view of a pier of Crimson Sea as yachts and boat dock in Marsa Alam, Egypt. (Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu by way of Getty Pictures)
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Authorities are actively investigating the incident. No further info is understood at the moment.
Reuters contributed to this report.
