{"id":182681,"date":"2024-11-26T09:47:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T09:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/26\/three-bodies-found-after-tourist-boat-sinks-off-egypt-coast\/"},"modified":"2024-11-26T09:47:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T09:47:08","slug":"three-bodies-found-after-tourist-boat-sinks-off-egypt-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/26\/three-bodies-found-after-tourist-boat-sinks-off-egypt-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Three bodies found after tourist boat sinks off Egypt coast"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Three bodies have been found by rescue teams after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea, a local official has said.<\/p>\n

Rescue teams had been “intensifying efforts” to find 16 people who were missing – and two British people are believed to be among them.<\/p>\n

Governor of the Red Sea<\/a><\/strong> region Amr Hanafi told Reuters news agency that three bodies have now been recovered and 13 people are still missing.<\/p>\n

The 34-metre-long tourist boat Sea Story sank on Monday<\/a><\/strong> south of the Egyptian<\/strong><\/a> coastal town of Marsa Alam with 44 people on board.<\/p>\n

Egyptian military forces, which are co-ordinating operations, had already rescued 28 people “in cooperation with a cruise ship that happened to be in the area”.<\/p>\n

According to those on board, a “high sea wave” hit the vessel and caused it to capsize in “about five or seven minutes”, Mr Hanafi said.<\/p>\n

Some passengers were inside the cabins, “which is why they couldn’t get out of the boat”, his statement on Facebook added.<\/p>\n

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Among the foreign nationals on board were those from the US, UK, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Switzerland, Finland, China, Slovakia, Spain and Ireland.<\/p>\n

A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office spokesperson said on Monday: “We are providing consular support to a number of British nationals and their families following an incident in Egypt and are in contact with the local authorities.”<\/p>\n

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The boat had left Port Ghalib in Marsa Alam on Sunday and was scheduled to reach its destination of Hurghada Marina on 29 November.<\/p>\n

Officials said a distress call was received at 5.30am local time on Monday.<\/p>\n

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The incident comes after the Egyptian Meteorological Authority issued a warning on Saturday about turbulence and high waves on the Red Sea.<\/p>\n

The firm that operates the yacht, Dive Pro Liveaboard in Hurghada, said it has no information on the matter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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