12 divers missing during Red Sea expedition
Twelve foreign divers have gone missing off Egypt’s Red Sea coastline during a scuba expedition, a police official said Sunday.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the divers – five British, five Portuguese and two Belgians – were reported missing on Saturday morning after they went diving near al-Quseir, a diving resort 205 miles south of the capital, Cairo.
The official said the 12 divers “went down and never surfaced”.
Helicopters, naval ships and rescue divers are searching the waters for the foreigners, the official said.
The 12 divers were among a 22-person dive group that was taken by boat from al-Quseir to an area near a small island called al-Akhawain.
Egypt is a popular destination for divers from around the world.
