Three British tourists dead after boat fire in Egypt's Red Sea

Three British nationals died in a fire on a boat in Egypt's Red Sea on Sunday, British holiday company Scuba Travel said in a statement on Monday.

Twelve other people also on the scuba diving holiday and 14 crew members were rescued from the ship, the 'Hurricane', after the fire broke out at 0530 GMT on June 11, the company said.

They were immediately evacuated by rib, while the captain and two dive guides tried to reach the missing passengers before also abandoning the ship for safety. The boat was located off the Elphinstone Reef near the south eastern Egyptian town of Marsa Alam, when the fire started. Egypt's Red Sea resorts are popular with tourists for their beaches and diving..

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