Egypt | A yacht carrying Saudis and Egyptians sank during a trip in the Nile

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - A tourist yacht, with 14 Egyptian and Saudi passengers on board, sank in the waters of the Nile River between the Qasr al-Nil and Old Cairo areas.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Old Misr Police Department received a notification from Al-Qasr Al-Ainy Hospital reporting the arrival of injured and deceased people as a result of the accident that occurred on the Great Branch of the Nile River, near the Fountain and the Sofitel Hotel. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="ar" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Egypt.. A yacht carrying Saudis and Egyptians sank during a picnic in the Nile<br /> For more details: <a href="https://t.co/pGsf7BgrRZ">https://t.co/pGsf7BgrRZ</a></p> - RT Arabic (@RTarabic) <a href="https://twitter.com/RTarabic/status/1818236835102908616?ref_src=twsrc%5E... 30, 2024</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Details of the accident</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Details of the incident indicate that an Egyptian family was hosting its Saudi relatives on a river trip, where they boarded the yacht for a picnic. However, the yacht, which had an expired license and was small in size and could only carry 4 people, sank after its balance was lost and its bow fell into the water, which led to it filling with water and sinking.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The accident resulted in 4 Saudis and 5 Egyptians suffering from suffocation, and their health condition has improved. The incident also resulted in the death of two Egyptians, while a search is currently underway for 3 people missing in the water.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Initial investigations revealed that the yacht did not have licenses to operate in the region, and that the driver did not possess the necessary documents.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5... Alexandria in danger of drowning due to climate change?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-... heat of the weather in the Gulf cleans the earth of insects.. Al-Zaq explains</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Egyptian media</p>