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Scuba Boat Fire Leaves Three Tourists Missing in Egypt

DEEP SEA DISASTER

An electrical short circuit in the boat’s engine room caused the fire, officials said.

The Red Sea
REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Three British travelers were missing in Egypt on Sunday after the boat they were traveling on caught fire off the Red Sea, according to the Associated Press. The three were part of a group of tourists traveling on the scuba-diving boat “Hurricane” when “an electrical short circuit in the boat’s engine room” caused a fire, according to Egyptian officials, leading to an evacuation. Twelve crew members and 12 other tourists were rescused, leaving the remaining three missing. Authorities were searching for the trio, whose identities have not been released.

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