Ten fishermen were rescued after their boat broke down near the Jabal al-Zayt area in the Red Sea, the Rescue and Environmental Protection Society (REPS) in Hurghada announced. Director of REPS Hassan al-Tayyeb said that a fishing boat was near their site and pulled the broken down fishing boat to shore. Initial investigations found that the fishermen were on a fishing trip and were surprised by the vessel’s failure. Tayyeb said that he received a notification from the Rescue Operations Center and the Red Sea Operations Center on Friday that they received a distress signal regarding a fishing boat carrying 10 Egyptian nationals that broken down in the Jabal al-Zayt area in the northern Red Sea, and they asked for help. He added that the marine units near the site were notified to intervene and they dispatched a rescue vessel for REPS.Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

Source: Egypt Independent December 21, 2018 13:18 UTC