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Egyptian authorities have confirmed that rescuers have found survivors after a tourist boat, Sea Story, sank in the Red Sea with 45 people aboard. The boat, which departed from a port near Marsa Alam on Saturday, was carrying 31 tourists and 14 crew members on a diving trip.
A distress signal was received at 05:30 local time (03:30 GMT) from the 44-meter-long vessel, prompting an immediate response from local authorities. According to Maj-Gen Amr Hanafi, the survivors were located in the Wadi el-Gemal area, south of Marsa Alam. Some were airlifted to receive medical care, while others awaited rescue by an Egyptian warship. Search efforts by air and naval units are ongoing to locate any remaining missing individuals, authorities stated.
