17 lost after Ruddy Ocean traveler pontoon capsizes

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Egyptian specialists said 17 individuals counting nonnatives were lost after a visitor yacht capsized off the country’s Ruddy Ocean coast on Monday, with 28 others protected. The vessel, which was carrying 31 sightseers of different nationalities and a 14-member team, sent out a trouble call at 5: 30 am (0330 GMT), said a articulation from Egypt’s Ruddy Ocean governorate. An AFP count affirmed that sightseers included within the occurrence incorporate nationals from Britain, China, Finland, Poland and Spain. The “Ocean Story” set out on Sunday on a multi-day jumping trip from Harbour Ghalib near Marsa Alam within the southeast, and had been due to dock on Friday at the town of Hurghada, 200 kilometers (124 miles) north. Representative Amr Hanafi said that a few survivors were protected by an flying machine, whereas others were transported to security on board a warship. “Seriously look operations are underway in coordination with the naval force and the outfitted powers,” Hanafi included in a articulation. Specialists have not affirmed the nationalities of the sightseers. Beijing’s government office in Egypt said two of its nationals were “in great wellbeing” after being “rescued within the journey dispatch sinking mishap within the Ruddy Ocean”, Chinese state media detailed