“Fifteen British passengers, ten crew members and two tour guides” were rescued, according to a statement from the Red Sea governorate.
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According to this press release, the search for the three missing tourists continues.
After a six-day cruise that was due to end on Sunday, the fire broke out aboard the boat Hurricane when it was 25 kilometers from the Red Sea resort of Marsa Alam.
According to authorities, an electrical fault in the engine room caused the fire.
The Red Sea is a major tourist destination in Egypt. A Russian was killed by a shark off the Egyptian city of Hurghada on Thursday.
The country of 105 million people, plunged into a severe economic crisis, is relying on tourism to restore its finances, which employs two million people and generates more than 10% of GDP.
The Egyptian government is targeting 30 million tourists annually by 2028, up from 13 million before Covid-19.