Search and rescue teams have recovered the body of an engineer who went missing in a sinking petroleum services boat on Wednesday in Ras Gharib, Red Sea. Ahmed added that the body was recovered and transported by an ambulance to Ras Gharib Hospital, where the deceased’s son identified him. Boats belonging to oil companies in Ras Gharib participated for two days in the search, combing the marine area for the missing engineer. The environmental protection societies in the Red Sea warned of an oil leak from the fuel tank of the sinking boat in the area of the accident. Preliminary investigations revealed that the ship had collided with the wreckage of a sunken boat at the bottom of the sea.

Source: Egypt Independent June 05, 2021 11:57 UTC