Shipwreck of tourist vessel in the Red Sea: It sank within 5 minutes – 3 bodies detected, investigations into 13 missing persons

Three dead and 13 missing are the tragic account of a wreckage of a tourist off its coast, Egypt. Rescue teams have identified, today, Tuesday (16.11.24) the bodies of three passengers, local officials with the investigations said to be in full progress to identify 13 more people aboard the fatal vessel when this was wrecked in the Red Sea. Red Sea governor Amr Hanafi told the Reuters news agency that three bodies have been recovered and 13 people are still missing. The Sea Story vessel carried 45 people, including 31 tourists of various nationalities and 14 crew members, for a multi-day diving trip when it wrecked near the city of Marsha Alam, according to an announcement from the Red Sea Governorate. He was hit by big waves and sunk in 5-7 minutes. Among the foreign nationals on board were those from the US, the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Switzerland, Finland, China, Slovakia, Spain and Ireland. The nationality of the people whose bodies have been found is unknown. BREAKING: Three boats have been recovered from a capsized tourist boat that sank off the coast of Egypt. 13 people are still reported missing, Red Sea Governor Amr Hanafi told Reuters. 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube — Sky News (@SkyNews) Egyptian military forces, coordinating operations, had already rescued 28 people “in partnership with a cruise ship that happened to be in the area”. The boat, guarding 45 people, capsized during a diving trip. Search achievements continue for the 17 missing. — Silvio do Quental (@SilviodoQuenal) Yesterday, Governor Amr Hanafi had stated that some survivors were rescued by a helicopter and transferred to medical facilities. Efforts to locate other survivors continue in coordination with Egypt’s warship and army. A total of 28 individuals were retrieved. The yacht, *Sea Story*, guarding 31 tourists of various nationalities and a 14-member… — 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) The government stated that the distress signal was received at 5:30 a.m. (local time and time of Greece) and that the vessel had departed Porto Khalib to Marsha Alam yesterday and was scheduled to return to Hurgada on 29 November. More than a dozen people are missing after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, officials have said. The yacht, called Sea Story, had 44 people on board, including 31 tourists of different nationalities and 13 crew 🔗 — Sky News (@SkyNews) The Red Sea is a popular diving destination and is particularly important for Egypt’s tourism industry.