THREE Brit divers have died in the horror Egypt boat fire after they reportedly decided not to take part in a scuba trip that morning. The deaths follow a mass evacuation by Egyptian rescue teams a…
Egypt's Red Sea Governate said 12 crew members and 12 British tourists were rescued off the southern Red Sea resort town of Marsa Alam.But a search remained for three Brit tourists - who are now confirmed dead.
At the time, a spokesman for Tornado Marine Fleet, the company that owns the boat, said: "Today at 6.30am at Elphinstone, while doing the diving briefing, Hurricane caught fire."Now we are bringing the boat back to the marina under authority supervision."on June 6 and was due to return home today. Ahmed Maher, a diving manager at Marsa Shagra village, said: "We saw smoke from the boat, it was around 9km from the beach.Those rescued from the water were brought to safety in the nearby diving resort of Marsa Shagra.A spokesman said: "We are in contact with local authorities following an incident aboard a dive boat near Marsa Alam, and are supporting British nationals involved.
In 1991, the Egyptian ferry, Salem Express sailing from Saudi Arabia to Egypt sank killing as many as 471 people, mostly Muslim pilgrims.
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