Monday 25/November/2024 – 07:13 PM
Major General Amr Hanafi, Governor of the Red Sea, announced the initial cause of the sinking of a tourist boat in the Shaab Sattaeh area off the coast of Marsa Alam.
The governor said in his statements that, according to the accounts of the foreigners and the Egyptian crew, a large wave of the sea hit the boat, causing it to capsize, and the matter was sudden and rapid, as it took about 5 or 7 minutes, and some of the passengers were inside the cabins, and this is the reason for their inability to get out of the boat. .
It is noteworthy that a report was received at the center control In the Red Sea Governorate, from the rescue operations room, it was reported that a distress signal had been received from a member of the boat, who was on a diving trip that departed from the Port of Porto Ghalib in Marsa Alam from November 24, 2024 until November 29, 2024, and was scheduled to return to Hurghada Marina.
