Egyptians authorities said 17 people including foreigners were missing after a tourist yatch seized off the country’s Red Sea coast on Monday,with 28 others rescued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The vessel, which was carrying 31 tourists of various nationalities and a 14-member crew, sent out a distress call at 5:30 am (0330 GMT), said a statement from Egypt’s Red Sea governorate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An AFP tally confirmed that tourists involved in the incident include nationals from Britain, China, Finland, Poland and Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The “Sea Story” embarked on Sunday on a multi-day diving trip from Port Ghalib near Marsa Alam in the southeast, and had been due to dock on Friday at the town of Hurghada, 200 kilometres (124 miles) north.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Governor Amr Hanafi said that some survivors were rescued by an aircraft, while others were transported to safety aboard a warship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Intensive search operations are underway in coordination with the navy and the armed forces,” Hanafi added in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Authorities have not confirmed the nationalities of the tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beijing’s embassy in Egypt said two of its nationals were “in good health” after being “rescued in the cruise ship sinking accident in the Red Sea”, Chinese state media reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Finnish foreign ministry confirmed to AFP that one of its nationals is missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Polish foreign ministry spokesman Pawel Wronski said authorities “have information that two of the tourists may have had Polish citizenship”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“That’s all we know about them. That’s all we can say for now,” he told national news agency PAP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Egyptians authorities said 17 people including foreigners were missing after a tourist yatch seized off the country’s Red Sea coast on Monday,with 28 others rescued. The vessel, which was carrying 31 tourists of various nationalities and a 14-member crew, sent out a distress call at 5:30 am (0330 GMT), said a statement from Egypt’s Red…<\/p>\n