Three British tourists were missing and 12 had been rescued after a motor boat caught fire on Sunday off the Egyptian Red Sea coast, Egyptian officials and security sources said.
The survivors were brought to safety in the nearby diving resort of Marsa Shagra, about 21km north of the town of Marsa Alam, along with 12 Egyptian crew and guides, according to a statement from the Red Sea State governor's office and two security sources.
Images posted on social media showed a white motor yacht with the same name on fire at sea, with thick smoke billowing into the sky.
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