A yacht with tourists sank near Egypt: more than 40 people are missing
The search and rescue operation is ongoing.
The Sea Story ship sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, with more than 30 passengers and 14 crew members on board.
ArabNews writes about this.
The yacht Sea Story departed from the port of Porto Ghalib on November 24 and was supposed to return to the Hurghada pier on November 29. There were 31 tourists from different countries on board along with 14 crew members on board.
At 05:30 in the morning, the governorate control center received a message that the ship had issued a distress signal. After that, communication with the ship disappeared.
According to preliminary information, the ship went missing and sank in the Shaab Sataya area, near Marsa Alam.
Journalists write that the Egyptian Navy sent a marine unit to the site of the probable disaster. The rescuers also directed the helicopter to the last known coordinates of the vessel. Currently, all passengers…