Egyptian naval forces rescued five people on Tuesday, including a Swiss citizen, and recovered four bodies, a day after a tourist yacht carrying 44 passengers sank in the Red Sea coastal town of Marsa Alam, officials said. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Provincial governor Amr Hanafi said rescue teams had found five people alive on Tuesday – two Belgian tourists, one Swiss, one Finn and an Egyptian – bringing the total number of survivors to 33. The boat, the Sea Story, capsized on Monday near the Sataya Reef in south-east Egypt while carrying 31 tourists and 13 crew on a multi-day diving trip. It was struck by high waves and sank in five to seven minutes. Twenty-eight people were rescued with minor injuries on Monday. They are staying in a hotel in Marsa Alam, where authorities are working with embassies to provide assistance and documentation. According to the Red Sea governor's office, the boat was carrying tourists from Belgium, the United Kingdom ...
