Search continues after Egypt yacht sinking

Rescue teams are still searching for missing people after a tourist boat capsized in the Red Sea with 44 passengers on board


“Sea Story” yacht
Length: 44m


Nov 24, Port Ghalib
Yacht leaves for multi-day diving trip with 31 tourists and 13 crew

Nov 25, 03:30GMT: Vessel capsizes and sinks amid reports of large waves

50km 30 miles
EGYPT
Marsa Alam
Wadi El Gemal National Reserve
RED SEA
Cape Banas
SAUDI ARABIA
Yanbu


Mediterranean Sea
Cairo
EGYPT
Detail map
300km 185 miles


Search and rescue operation
Four bodies recovered (yet to be identified), total of 33 people rescued and seven still missing (as of Nov 26, 15:00GMT)

On board: 13 Egyptians, including crew members, and 31 foreign nationals from Belgium, China, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, UK and U.S.


Sources: Associated Press, BBC
Picture: Dive Pro Liveaboard 
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