November 25, 2024 – 𝔾-𝕓𝕫

More than a dozen people are missing after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, officials have said.

The boat, Sea Story, was carrying 45 people, including 31 tourists of varying nationalities and 14 crew.

Authorities are searching for 17 people who are still missing, the governor of the Red Sea region said on Monday, adding that 28 people had been rescued.

The vessel was part of a diving trip when it went down near the coastal town of Marsa Alam.

Officials said a distress call was received at 5.30am local time on Monday.

Update: 11:11 EST 26-11-24

Just In: Rescuers on Tuesday recovered four bodies and three survivors a day after a diving boat capsized off of Egypt’s eastern coast, Red Sea governor Amr Hanafi said, with nine people still missing.

Just In: Two Belgians found back alive.

Officials in Egypt say more than a dozen people are missing after a tourist cruise vessel sank in the Red Sea. The governor of the Red Sea region said that authorities are searching for 17 people who went missing. #Egypt #Redsea pic.twitter.com/nXhxWDKaQu
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In an unscheduled TV address, the Russian leader said the Oreshnik missile could not be intercepted and promised to carry out more tests, including in “combat conditions”.

Russia’s use of the Oreshnik capped a week of escalation in the war that also saw Ukraine fire US and British missiles into Russia for the first time.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for world leaders to give a “serious response” so that Putin “feels the real consequences of his actions”.

His country was asking Western partners for updated air defence systems, he added.

According to news agency Interfax-Ukraine, Kyiv is seeking to obtain the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), or to upgrade its Patriot anti-ballistic missile defence systems.

Vladimir Putin warns West as Russia hits Ukraine with new missile