A search is beneath method for 3 lacking British passengers after a diving boat caught hearth within the Red Sea off Egypt’s coast, officers have stated.
Twelve vacationers had been rescued from the vessel in Marsa Alam, which native officers stated was carrying 15 British passengers, 10 crew members and two guides.
Authorities stated preliminary studies steered the fireplace was attributable to {an electrical} fault.
The boat had left Port Ghalib on Tuesday (6 June) and was attributable to return on Sunday.
The Red Sea Governorate stated: “The initial examination resulted in an electrical short circuit in the engine room, and the investigation authorities went to conduct an inspection and investigation.”
Footage on social media appeared to point out the boat nearly totally engulfed in flames and smoke.
“We saw smoke from the boat, it was around 9km from the beach,” stated Ahmed Maher, a diving supervisor at Marsa Shagra village, in keeping with Reuters.
A Foreign Office spokesperson stated: “We are in contact with local authorities following an incident aboard a dive boat near Marsa Alam, and are supporting British nationals involved.”
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The hearth was noticed at 9:15am on Sunday and in keeping with an announcement from Red Sea Governorate, the Secretary General confirmed that the accident was the results of a hearth on the boat, which was named the ‘Hurricane’.
It added: “He pointed out that the crew and passengers were rescued by the boat named ‘Blue’ and returned to central Marsa Alam, and a search is still underway for 3 British passengers by the concerned authorities and other boats, stressing that the Ambulance Authority and the Directorate of Health Affairs have been notified to raise the level of readiness and follow-up is underway.”
The Tornado Marine Fleet, which owns the Hurricane vessel, stated the boat caught on hearth at 6:30am.
It added: “Today [11 June] at 0630 at Elphinstone, while doing the diving briefing, Hurricane caught fire.”
It stated it was now bringing the boat again to the marina beneath authority supervision.
A search social gathering has been launched to seek out the remaining three British vacationers whose identities haven’t been revealed.
Source: information.sky.com”