BREAKING: A tour operator has confirmed three missing British passengers who were on a diving boat that caught fire in Egypt have died
Three missing British passengers who were on a diving boat that caught fire in Egypt have died, a tour operator has confirmed.In a statement, the company said the three passengers were among 15 qualified diving enthusiasts who were on a week's stay on board the ‘Hurricane’ dive boat when the fire broke out at around 8.30am on Sunday.
They said: ‘At the time the fire broke out, 12 divers were participating in a briefing on board, while those missing had apparently decided not to dive that morning.’ According to Scuba Travel, the severity of the fire meant that 12 of the divers were immediately evacuated to another craft nearby and the 14 crew members also had to abandon ship after trying to reach the missing guests.Plumes of smoke could be seen coming out of the boat in the Red Sea More:
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