19 Russian visitors saved from sinking tour boat in Egypt

MOSCOW, Russia – Thirty people, including 19 Russian tourists and 11 Egyptian crew, have been rescued from a sinking boat in the Red Sea.

The Associated Press cited an Egyptian security official who spoke on condition of anonymity as saying the Mary Lou boat was carrying the tourists on a diving trip from the port of Safaga on the Red Sea coast.

The official said parts of the boat were flooded by strong winds and high waves.