Rashid, Egypt (CNN) Metwally Mohamed says he knew as soon as he boarded the boat anchored off the Egyptian coast that it would sink. A boat that can take 200 had 450 or even 500 on board," he says, his face streaked with exhaustion and grief. He says he told people who could swim to jump in the water so that the boat could regain its balance. 'I lost the most precious people'Survivors, rescued by Egyptian Coast Guard members from a boat submerged on its way to Europe at the Mediterranean Sea. On Wednesday, when the boat capsized off the coast of Rashid -- also known as Rosetta -- 163 survivors were found, along with 42 dead bodies.
Source: CNN September 23, 2016 10:57 UTC