Red Sea boat sinks, 4 rescued, others still missing
The Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company’s (Gapco) marine units successfully rescued four crew members from the sunken tourist vessel “Try Tone” in the Gulf of Shaqeer. The search continues for two other crew members by the marine units “Maridaive 602” and “BMS 5”, with company leaders closely monitoring the search and rescue efforts immediately upon … The post Red Sea boat sinks, 4 rescued, others still missing appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The search continues for two other crew members by the marine units “Maridaive 602” and “BMS 5”, with company leaders closely monitoring the search and rescue efforts immediately upon receiving the report of the tourist boat’s sinking.
Preliminary investigations into the sinking of a tourist boat without passengers in the Jabal Al-Zeit area north of the Red Sea revealed that the sunken boat had six crew members on board. The Search and Rescue Center was also notified of the incident. Red Sea authorities had received a report on Thursday evening about the sinking of a tourist boat with six people on board off the coast of Jabal Al-Zeit, north of Hurghada, prompting the deployment of three marine units from nearby oil companies.
Initial investigations indicate that the boat sank in the Jabal Al-Zeit area due to bad weather conditions. Investigations added that the tourist boat, named “Try Tone,” was carrying six crew members and was sailing from Rasheed to Hurghada after completing maintenance work.
The relevant authorities were notified, and the level of preparedness was raised across all agencies. The ambulance service and several oil companies operating in the area were also alerted to participate in the search and rescue operations for the sunken boat’s crew.
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