Four dead, four missing after oil barge sinks in Gulf of Suez: Egypt gov’t

The Adam Marine 12 was being transported to a caller determination erstwhile it capsized, leaving 22 injured.

An oil-drilling barge has sunk successful the Gulf of Suez, sidesplitting astatine slightest 4 unit members and leaving 4 others unaccounted for.

The Egyptian authorities said connected Wednesday that 22 radical were injured erstwhile the Adam Marine 12 sank the erstwhile nighttime successful the Gebel el-Zeit country successful the Gulf of Suez.

The barge was being towed to a caller determination erstwhile it capsized, Egyptian media reported.

Four of the injured radical were airlifted to hospital, with 18 others transported by ambulance, Egypt’s Ministry of Health said connected societal media.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources posted pictures of Minister Karim Badawi visiting survivors successful El Gouna infirmary successful Hurghada connected Wednesday, accompanied by Labour Minister Mohammed Jibran and Red Sea Governor Amr Hanafi.

Hanafi said ships from the Egyptian navy joined the search-and-rescue efforts for the missing crewmen.

Gebel el-Zeit is simply a large Egyptian lipid accumulation tract astir 300km (186 miles) southbound of the Suez Canal.

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