Egypt says 17 missing after tourist boat sinks in Red Sea
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Egyptian authorities are searching for 17 people missing after a tourist boat sank off the country’s Red Sea coast.
Twenty-eight others have been rescued, Amr Hanafi, the governor of Egypt’s Red Sea governorate, said in a statement. The vessel, identified as the Sea Story, foundered at about 5:30 a.m. Monday in waters near the coastal town of Marsa Allam, he said.
No immediate cause was given. Authorities said the boat’s passengers included nationals of Belgium, Slovakia, Switzerland, the U.S., Spain, the U.K., Germany, Poland, Norway, Ireland, Finland and China. There were also four Egyptian tourists, as well as the local crew.
The boat set off from Marsa Allam on Sunday and was scheduled to arrive at the tourist hub of Hurghada, further north on the coast, on Nov. 29.
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