Three bodies have been recovered from a capsized tourist boat that sank off Egypt’s Red Sea coast and 13 people were still missing, the local governor has said.
Red Sea governor Amr Hanafi told Reuters that the yacht, called Sea Story, had been struck by high waves on Monday and sank in less than seven minutes.
The 34-metre boat was carrying 30 tourists from several countries and 14 crew when it sent a distress signal at 5.30am local time (3.30am GMT) on Monday, according to the governorate’s Facebook page.
No information has been released about the nationalities of the people whose bodies were recovered. On Monday, officials had said the missing included four Egyptians and 12 foreigners.
Reports from rescued crew members and tourists…
