The yacht Sea Story with 44 passengers sank near the Egyptian resort of Marsa Alam. 31 people were rescued, 4 died, 9 are missing, and their search continues.
After the sinking of a pleasure yacht with European tourists on board in the Red Sea, 9 people are still missing. Authorities believe they may not have had time to get out of their cabins and drowned along with the boat. UNN writes about this with reference to the Air Force.
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Rescuers found 28 survivors at the wreck of the Sea Story yacht near the Egyptian resort of Marsa Alam. According to updated data, 44 people were on board, including 13 crew members. At first, 16 people were reported missing. Then three were found alive, in addition, 4 bodies were taken out of the sea. Thus, 9 people still remain on the missing persons list.
Egyptian rescue services continue to search, but the chances of finding survivors are decreasing by the minute.
On Sunday, the Sea Story vessel left the port near the eastern city of Marsa Alam and embarked on a five-day diving tour.
According to preliminary information, the yacht went to sea despite warnings of an impending storm. The Egyptian prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into the Hurghada-based operator, suspecting that it may have ignored weather warnings. One of the crew members said that the ship capsized due to an unusually strong wave that suddenly hit it. According to local governor Amr Hanafi, the yacht sank within five to seven minutes, and that some people probably could not get out of their cabins.
On board were tourists from Germany, Great Britain, the USA, Poland, Belgium, Switzerland, Finland, China, Spain and Slovakia.
Recall
In August, the Bayesian superyacht crashed off the coast of Sicily by Mike Lynch, a technology entrepreneur from the United Kingdom. A day later, divers who examined the sunken yacht found the bodies of the entrepreneur and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah inside one of the cabins . In total, 7 people died, 15 people, including Lynch's wife and the yacht's captain, were rescued.
The Prosecutor's Office is considering charges of shipwreck, disaster and multiple murders in connection with the sinking. This can lead to imprisonment for up to 12 years.
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