Five more people were rescued in the Red Sea on Tuesday after a cruise ship sank off the coast of Egypt on Monday. It was announced by local rescuers. Four lifeless bodies of as yet unidentified victims were also pulled from the sea. Seven people are still missing, TASR informs based on a report by the AFP agency.
The total number of rescued persons rose to 33, while two Belgians, one Swiss, one Finnish and one Egyptian were rescued on Tuesday alone, the Governor of the Red Sea Province, Amr Hanafí, said. “Rescue operations continue… in addition to several divers, a military helicopter and a frigate are involved“, he added.
According to an unnamed local representative, six foreign tourists (two Germans, two Britons, a Spaniard and a Swiss) and three Egyptians with minor injuries were briefly admitted to the hospital in the Egyptian resort of Marsa Alam on Monday.
The governor’s office said that on board the ship there were tourists from Belgium, Britain, China, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Slovakia, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the United States. Among the missing are still two Poles and one Finn, the ministries of foreign affairs of these two countries informed.
The Sea Story ship with 31 tourists and 13 crew members on board capsized on November 25 near the Sataya reef. It sank within five to seven minutes due to high waves and strong winds, which subsequently led to the closure of sea traffic.
