Search party launched after 12 British nationals and 12 Egyptian crewmembers aboard scuba diving vessel rescued
Three British tourists are missing after a scuba diving boat they were cruising in caught fire off Egypt’s Red Sea coastline on Sunday, authorities have said.
A spokesperson for Tornado Marine Fleet, the company operating the diving boat, said the incident occurred at Elphinstone, a reef 12km offshore known as a spot for diving with sharks.“There are three missing British passengers out of 15 passengers. All other 12 passengers plus two guides and 12 crew were transported to another boat and reached the nearest land safely. Now, we are bringing the boat back to the marina under authority supervision.
Images posted on social media showed a white motor yacht named Hurricane on fire at sea, with thick smoke billowing into the sky.
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