28 People Rescued After Tourist Boat Runs Aground in Marsa Alam

28 People Rescued After Tourist Boat Runs Aground in Marsa Alam

On Monday, 5 January, Egyptian authorities in the Red Sea Governorate rescued 28 passengers from drowning after a tourist boat got stuck near the shore at Marsa Alam.  The Red Sea Operations Room received a report that the tourist safari boat ran aground while it was on a diving trip near Hamata Marina in the southern part of Marsa Alam, and officials are now investigating the accident.  The boat was about 4 nautical miles from the beach when th…

Tourist Boat Runs Aground Near Hamata, All Passengers and Crew Rescued Safely

All passengers and crew were rescued safely after the tourist boat La Villa ran aground near Hamata, south of Marsa Alam, during a Red Sea excursion earlier this month. Based on confirmed reporting from Egyptian media sources, La Villa was carrying 28 people, including 20 foreign tourists and eight crew members, when it struck the seabed in shallow coastal waters close to Hamata. The grounding prompted an immediate precautionary evacuation. Resc…