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Monday, June 12, 2023
3 UK tourists missing in Red Sea scuba boat fire are dead — tour operator
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThree British nationals who went missing after a scuba diving boat they were cruising in caught fire in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast have died, a UK-based tour operator says.
Egyptian authorities say the three went missing when a medium-sized scuba vessel named “Hurricane” went up in flames off the southern Red Sea resort town of Marsa Alam yesterday. The blaze was caused by an electrical short circuit in the boat’s engine room, they say.
We “must accept that three of our much-valued dive guests, who had not participated in the dive briefing early on the morning of June 11, perished in the tragic incident,” the UK-based Scuba Travel says in a short statement.
Missing Divers from Red Sea Liveaboard Fire Pronounced Dead ???? https://t.co/cBRzIO3Ucp pic.twitter.com/mShJBr7tpF
— The Scuba News (@TheScubaNews) June 12, 2023
The company did not say how it determined the three are dead and Egyptian authorities have said only that they are missing. Scuba Travel has not identified the three.
The Times of Israel Community.