3rd LD: 17 missing after safari boat sinks in Egypt's Marsa Alam

CAIRO, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- A total of 17 people, including tourists and Egyptian crew members, were missing after their safari boat sank off the northern area of Marsa Alam city at the Red Sea, the Egyptian Red Sea Province said on its official Facebook page on Monday.

The boat initially carried 45 people, including 31 tourists and 14 crew members.

Amro Hanfy, governor of the Red Sea Province, told Xinhua