Egypt tourist boat sinks off Red Sea, 17 missing
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Egypt tourist boat sinks off Red Sea, 17 missing

Al Jazeera  

At least 28 rescued after the boat, called Sea Story and carrying 45 people, sinks near the coastal town of Marsa Alam. Egyptian authorities have rescued 28 people after a tourist yacht capsized off the country’s Red Sea coast on Monday, as search operations continued for at least 17 others, including foreigners. The boat, Sea Story, was carrying 45 people, including 31 tourists of varying nationalities and 14 crew, on a multi-day diving trip when it went down near the coastal town of Marsa Alam, according to a statement by the Red Sea Governorate on Monday. The year 2016 saw one of the worst sea disasters in Egypt, when a boat carrying about 600 migrants sank in the Mediterranean, killing at least 170 people.

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Desperate family of British couple missing after tourist yacht sank in Egypt plead for more information as search efforts continue following fatal disaster
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Desperate family of British couple missing after tourist yacht sank in Egypt plead for more information as search efforts continue following fatal disaster

Daily Mail  

The family of a British couple missing after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea a week ago have spoken of their ‘desperation’ for news. Jenny Cawson, 36, and her husband Tariq Sinada, 49, from Devon, are believed to be among seven people still unaccounted for after the Sea Story went down off the coast of Egypt in bad …

Egypt tourist boat: The story of the fateful Sea Story voyage into the Red Sea
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Egypt tourist boat: The story of the fateful Sea Story voyage into the Red Sea

The Independent  

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Family of British couple missing in Red Sea yacht sinking say they are in ‘disbelief’
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Family of British couple missing in Red Sea yacht sinking say they are in ‘disbelief’

The Independent  

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Friend of British survivors on sunken Red Sea yacht criticises Egyptian response effort
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Friend of British survivors on sunken Red Sea yacht criticises Egyptian response effort

The Independent  

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Egypt tourist boat: Everything we know about the incident in the Red Sea
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Egypt tourist boat: Everything we know about the incident in the Red Sea

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two Britons are among the missing after a dive boat was hit by a “huge wave” …

Survivors of sunken Red Sea yacht spent a day trapped in cabins under water, diver reveals
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Survivors of sunken Red Sea yacht spent a day trapped in cabins under water, diver reveals

The Independent  

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Five rescued in Egypt 24 hours after Red Sea boat disaster - but two Britons still missing
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Five rescued in Egypt 24 hours after Red Sea boat disaster - but two Britons still missing

The Independent  

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Four bodies, four survivors recovered from Egypt Red Sea sinking: governor
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Four bodies, four survivors recovered from Egypt Red Sea sinking: governor

Raw Story  

Rescuers on Tuesday recovered four bodies and four survivors a day after a diving boat capsized off Egypt's eastern coast, Red Sea governor Amr Hanafi said, with eight people still missing. The vessel was carrying 31 tourists of multiple nationalities and a 13-member crew when it was hit by a large wave early on Monday, leading it to capsize near …

5 more have been rescued after tourist yacht sank in Egypt’s Red Sea
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

5 more have been rescued after tourist yacht sank in Egypt’s Red Sea

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Egyptian naval forces rescued five people Tuesday and recovered four bodies, a day after a tourist yacht carrying 44 passengers sank in the Red Sea coastal town of Marsa Alam, officials said, after facing rough weather. Sea Story, a live-aboard used mainly for maritime activities, sent a distress signal after a large wave crashed into the boat, causing …

Red Sea Tourist Boat: Four bodies recovered from capsized tourist boat off Egypt’s Red Sea coast
4 weeks ago

Red Sea Tourist Boat: Four bodies recovered from capsized tourist boat off Egypt’s Red Sea coast

CNN  

Cairo, Egypt Reuters — Four bodies were recovered on Tuesday from a tourist boat which capsized off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, and rescue teams were still searching for seven missing people, the Red Sea Governorate said in a statement. Provincial governor Amr Hanafi said rescue teams had found five people alive, two Belgian tourists, one Swiss, one Finn and an …

16 still missing after safari boat sinks off SE Egypt
4 weeks ago

16 still missing after safari boat sinks off SE Egypt

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-26 09:34 Rescuers work near the site where a boat sank in the Red Sea, in Marsa Alam, the Red Sea Province, Egypt, on Nov 25, 2024. CAIRO - Four Egyptians and 12 foreigners were still missing after a boat sank in the Red Sea earlier in the day, Governor of Egypt's Red Sea Province Amr Hanafy …

5 more rescued after tourist yacht sank in Egypt’s Red Sea
4 weeks ago

5 more rescued after tourist yacht sank in Egypt’s Red Sea

LA Times  

In this photo provided by the Egyptian Press Center on Tuesday, rescuers transport a survivor after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea, in Marsa Alam, Egypt. Egyptian naval forces rescued five people Tuesday and recovered four bodies, a day after a tourist yacht carrying 44 passengers sank in the Red Sea coastal town of Marsa Alam, officials said, …

Four bodies recovered from capsized tourist boat in Red Sea: Egypt official
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4 weeks ago

Four bodies recovered from capsized tourist boat in Red Sea: Egypt official

Al Jazeera  

Authorities says five more people have been rescued, bringing the total to 33 survivors while seven remain missing. Four bodies have been recovered as rescue teams continue to search for survivors after a tourist boat capsized in the Red Sea off Egypt’s eastern coast. Red Sea governor Amr Hanafi said on Tuesday that rescue teams have found five people alive, …

16 still missing after safari boat sinks off SE Egypt
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4 weeks ago

16 still missing after safari boat sinks off SE Egypt

China Daily  

Rescuers work near the site where a boat sank in the Red Sea, in Marsa Alam, the Red Sea Province, Egypt, on Nov 25, 2024. CAIRO - Four Egyptians and 12 foreigners were still missing after a boat sank in the Red Sea earlier in the day, Governor of Egypt's Red Sea Province Amr Hanafy said on Monday. The Red …

16 missing, 28 injured after tourist boat sinks off Egypt's Red Sea coast
4 weeks ago

16 missing, 28 injured after tourist boat sinks off Egypt's Red Sea coast

India Today  

Sixteen people, including 12 foreign nationals, are missing after a tourist boat sank off Egypt's Red Sea coast, the local government said on Monday. The Sea Story was carrying 44, including 31 tourists and 13 crew on a multi-day diving trip, when it went down near the town of Marsa Alam, the Red Sea Governorate said in a statement, revising …

16 still missing after safari boat sinks off SE Egypt
4 weeks ago

16 still missing after safari boat sinks off SE Egypt

China Daily  

Rescuers work near the site where a boat sank in the Red Sea, in Marsa Alam, the Red Sea Province, Egypt, on Nov 25, 2024. CAIRO - Four Egyptians and 12 foreigners were still missing after a boat sank in the Red Sea earlier in the day, Governor of Egypt's Red Sea Province Amr Hanafy said on Monday. The Red …

Two Britons among 16 missing after tourist yacht sinks in Red Sea
4 weeks ago

Two Britons among 16 missing after tourist yacht sinks in Red Sea

The Independent  

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Red Sea tragedy: 17 missing after tourist yacht sinks; 28 rescued
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4 weeks ago

Red Sea tragedy: 17 missing after tourist yacht sinks; 28 rescued

Live Mint  

At least 17 people are missing after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea near Cairo following warnings about rough seas, Egyptian officials said Monday. The governor of the Red Sea region, Amr Hanafy, said rescuers saved 28 people from the vessel south of the coastal town of Marsa Alam, and some were airlifted to receive medical treatment. The …

Egyptian officials say 16 people are missing after a tourist yacht sank in high waves on the Red Sea
4 weeks ago

Egyptian officials say 16 people are missing after a tourist yacht sank in high waves on the Red Sea

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea on Monday after warnings of rough waters and 16 people were missing, Egyptian officials said. The governor of the Red Sea region, Amr Hanafy, said rescuers saved 28 people from the vessel south of the coastal town of Marsa Alam, and some were airlifted to receive medical treatment. Hanafy visited …

17 missing after safari boat sinks in Egypt's Marsa Alam
4 weeks, 1 day ago

17 missing after safari boat sinks in Egypt's Marsa Alam

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-25 17:31 CAIRO -- A total of 17 people, including tourists and Egyptian crew members, were missing after their safari boat sank off the northern area of Marsa Alam city at the Red Sea, the Egyptian Red Sea Province said on its official Facebook page on Monday. Amro Hanfy, governor of the Red Sea Province, told Xinhua …

16 people missing after a tourist yacht sank in high waves on Red Sea, Egyptian officials say
4 weeks, 1 day ago

16 people missing after a tourist yacht sank in high waves on Red Sea, Egyptian officials say

LA Times  

Boats dock last week at Egypt’s Red Sea port of Marsa Alam, where authorities said 16 people were missing after a tourist boat on a diving trip went down. A tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea on Monday after warnings of rough waters and 16 people were missing, Egyptian officials said. The governor of the Red Sea region, Amr …

17 missing after safari boat sinks in Egypt's Marsa Alam
4 weeks, 1 day ago

17 missing after safari boat sinks in Egypt's Marsa Alam

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-25 17:31 CAIRO -- A total of 17 people, including tourists and Egyptian crew members, were missing after their safari boat sank off the northern area of Marsa Alam city at the Red Sea, the Egyptian Red Sea Province said on its official Facebook page on Monday. Amro Hanfy, governor of the Red Sea Province, told Xinhua …

Red Sea tourist boat sinking: Egyptian authorities say 16 people missing
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Red Sea tourist boat sinking: Egyptian authorities say 16 people missing

CNN  

Cairo AP — At least 16 people are missing after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea following warnings about rough seas, Egyptian officials said Monday. The governor of the Red Sea region, Amr Hanafy, said rescuers saved 28 people from the vessel south of the coastal town of Marsa Alam, and some were airlifted to receive medical treatment. …

A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1 dead and 22 missing
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1 dead and 22 missing

New Indian Express  

CAIRO: A boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast Tuesday, leaving one person dead and 22 missing, Libyan authorities said, the latest sea tragedy involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe. The coast guard in the eastern Libyan town of Tobruk said the boat was carrying 32 migrants and that nine have been rescued. The boat capsized after …

A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1 dead and 22 missing
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsizes off Libyan coast, leaving 1 dead and 22 missing

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast Tuesday, leaving one person dead and 22 missing, Libyan authorities said, the latest sea tragedy involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe. The coast guard in the eastern Libyan town of Tobruk said the boat was carrying 32 migrants and that nine have been rescued. The boat capsized …

At least 13 people have died after a boat carrying migrants sunk off Yemen’s coast, UN says
3 months, 4 weeks ago

At least 13 people have died after a boat carrying migrants sunk off Yemen’s coast, UN says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving more than two dozen people dead or missing, the U.N. migration agency said Sunday, the latest in a string of shipwrecks that have left scores dead. “This latest tragedy is a stark reminder of the perils faced by migrants on this route,” said Matt Huber, IOM’s acting …

64 people missing and many rescued from 2 shipwrecks off Italy. At least 11 have died
6 months ago

64 people missing and many rescued from 2 shipwrecks off Italy. At least 11 have died

Associated Press  

ROME — Sixty-four people were missing in the Mediterranean Sea and several were rescued after their ship wrecked off Italy’s southern coast Monday, United Nations’ agencies said in a statement. In a separate shipwreck, rescue workers evacuated dozens of suspected migrants but found 10 bodies trapped below the deck of a wooden boat off Italy’s tiny Lampedusa island, the German …

At least 49 die and 140 are missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen’s coast, UN agency says
6 months, 1 week ago

At least 49 die and 140 are missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen’s coast, UN agency says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 49 people and leaving another 140 missing, the U.N. agency said Tuesday. The boat was carrying about 260 Somalis and Ethiopians from the northern coast of Somalia on the 320-kilometer journey across the Gulf of Aden when it sank Monday off of Yemen’s southern coast, …

At least 49 dead, 140 missing in migrant boat sinking off Yemen: UN
6 months, 1 week ago

At least 49 dead, 140 missing in migrant boat sinking off Yemen: UN

Al Jazeera  

Refugees and migrants are increasingly taking the dangerous route despite instability in Yemen and the fallout of the war on Gaza. At least 49 people have been killed and 140 more are missing after a boat carrying refugees and migrants from the Horn of Africa to Yemen sank, according to the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration. Refugees and migrants …

Migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast, leaving 5 dead and 7 missing
1 year, 4 months ago

Migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast, leaving 5 dead and 7 missing

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — A migrant boat sank off Tunisia’s port city of Sfax, leaving five people dead and seven others missing, officials said Tuesday. Twenty-three migrants were rescued out of 35 people on board, most of them Tunisians and a “small number of sub-Saharan nationals,” said Faouzi Masmoudi, a Sfax court spokesperson. The Sfax court opened an investigation to determine …

At least 78 dead after boat carrying refugees sinks off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 78 dead after boat carrying refugees sinks off Greece

Al Jazeera  

A fishing boat crammed with migrants and refugees trying to reach Europe capsized and sank off the coast of Greece on Wednesday. It remains unclear how many people were missing, but some initial reports suggested hundreds may have been on board when the boat went down far from shore. Authorities said 104 people were rescued after the sinking in international …

Three British tourists confirmed dead after diving boat fire in Egypt
1 year, 6 months ago

Three British tourists confirmed dead after diving boat fire in Egypt

The Independent  

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Viral video shows passengers jumping out of fire-engulfed boat off Egyptian coast, three British tourists dead
1 year, 6 months ago

Viral video shows passengers jumping out of fire-engulfed boat off Egyptian coast, three British tourists dead

Hindustan Times  

A fire accident at a scuba diving boat in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast on Sunday left three British nationals dead. Three British tourists died after a scuba diving boat caught fire on Sunday morning. “It is with great regret that we, as the tour operator, with heavy hearts, must accept that three of our much-valued dive guests …

British tourists dead after boat fire in Egypt’s Red Sea
1 year, 6 months ago

British tourists dead after boat fire in Egypt’s Red Sea

Al Jazeera  

Egyptian authorities say an electrical short circuit sparked a blaze on a scuba diving boat carrying 15 tourists and 12 crew members near Marsa Alam. Three British nationals have been declared dead after a scuba diving boat they were on caught fire off Egypt’s Red Sea coastline. On Monday, British tour operator Scuba Travel released a statement in which they …

About 500 onboard boat in distress in Mediterranean, NGO says
1 year, 7 months ago

About 500 onboard boat in distress in Mediterranean, NGO says

Al Jazeera  

Italian NGO Emergency says Maltese authorities have so far failed to heed calls for a rescue as boat takes on water in bad weather. “The absence of coordination on the part of the authorities is a grave violation of the law of the sea.” Emergency said it had contacted Maltese authorities, in line with maritime procedures, but had received no …

UN says at least 55 migrants drowned in shipwreck off Libya
1 year, 7 months ago

UN says at least 55 migrants drowned in shipwreck off Libya

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A rubber boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants sank off the coast of Libya and at least 55 people drowned, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday. The IOM said at least 537 people have drowned or gone missing in migrant disasters in the Mediterranean off Libya so far this year, while over 4,300 have …

At least 20 missing after boat sinks off Tunisia
1 year, 8 months ago

At least 20 missing after boat sinks off Tunisia

Al Jazeera  

The coastguard rescued 17 others, two of whom are in critical condition, says Sfax court judge Faouzi Masmousdi. The coastguard rescued 17 others, two of whom are in critical condition, after the boat sank off the coast of Sfax, Sfax court judge Faouzi Masmousdi said on Saturday. Tunisia’s National Guard said on Friday that more than 14,000 refugees, mostly from …

At least 15 dead as 2 migrant boats sink in Greek waters
2 years, 2 months ago

At least 15 dead as 2 migrant boats sink in Greek waters

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — At least 15 people have died after two boats carrying migrants sank in Greek waters, and rescuers were looking for dozens still missing, authorities said early Thursday. The coast guard said 15 bodies had been recovered near the eastern island of Lesbos after a dinghy carrying about 40 people sank. A second rescue effort was launched several …

4 Dead, 19 Missing After Migrant Boat Sinks in Tunisia
3 years, 2 months ago

4 Dead, 19 Missing After Migrant Boat Sinks in Tunisia

News 18  

Four Tunisian migrants died and 19 were missing after their boat capsized, a judicial source told AFP, the latest deadly mishap in waters off North Africa. A total of 30 Tunisians, most of them young men, had set off in the small vessel, said Farid Ben Jha, spokesman for the Mahdia and Monastir court on the country’s east coast. Also …

Boat disaster in Libya leaves another 20 people dead
4 years, 1 month ago

Boat disaster in Libya leaves another 20 people dead

The Independent  

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