Egypt lacking yacht newest: Two Britons lacking after vacationer boat Sea Story ‘hit by wave’ in Red Sea | EUROtoday

The 144-foot two-engine Sea Story vessel was in-built 2022 and is registered in Safaga, Egypt, in accordance with the boat’s proprietor.

Owned by vacationer firm Dive professional Liveaboard, the boat has house for 36 passengers and 12 crew members together with a captain, cooks, waiters and sailors.

At the time it sank, it was carrying 44 folks. This included 31 vacationers and 13 crew members, in accordance with the Red Sea governornate.

It carried security jackets in every cabin and two 25-person security rafts, in accordance with Dive professional Liveaboard’s web site.

A surviving crew member stated the boat was “hit by a wave in the middle of the night, throwing the vessel on its side”.

By Monday afternoon, it had develop into more and more “unlikely that the 17 missing would be rescued after 12 hours in the water,” he stated.

The boat, named Sea Story, is a 144ft vessel in-built 2022. It departed from Port Ghalib on Saturday and was scheduled to return to Hurghada Marina on 29 November.

A misery sign was acquired at 5.30am on Monday, after which contact was misplaced.

The Chinese embassy in Egypt stated Monday two of its nationals had been “in good health” after being “rescued in the cruise ship sinking accident in the Red Sea”, Chinese state media reported.

Pawel Wronski, the Polish international ministry spokesman, stated authorities “have information that two of the tourists may have had Polish citizenship”.

“That’s all we know about them. That’s all we can say for now,” he stated. The Finnish international ministry confirmed one in all its nationals is lacking.

A surviving crew member stated the boat was “hit by a wave in the middle of the night, throwing the vessel on its side”.

By Monday afternoon, it had develop into more and more “unlikely that the 17 missing would be rescued after 12 hours in the water,” he stated.

The boat, named Sea Story, is a 144ft vessel in-built 2022. It departed from Port Ghalib on Saturday and was scheduled to return to Hurghada Marina on 29 November.

A misery sign was acquired at 5.30am on Monday, after which contact was misplaced.

A Foreign Office spokesperson stated: “We are providing consular support to a number of British nationals and their families following an incident in Egypt and are in contact with the local authorities.”

It was not instantly clear what precipitated the four-deck motor yacht to sink after it departed from the Egyptian coastal city of Marsa Alam on Monday.

But the Egyptian Meteorological Authority on Saturday warned about tough climate and enormous waves, advising in opposition to maritime exercise for Sunday and Monday on the Red Sea.