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

At least four of the crew members who were working on the oil-drilling barge have died and four others are still unaccounted for in the Gulf of Suez.

The Adam Marine 12 sank the night before in the Gebel el-Zeit area of the Gulf of Suez, according to the Egyptian government, on Wednesday, injuring 22 people.

According to Egyptian media, the barge capsized while being towed to a new location.

According to the Egyptian Ministry of Health, four of the injured people were taken to a hospital and 18 others were taken by ambulance.

On Wednesday, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources posted images of Minister Karim Badawi, a member of Labour’s Mohammed Jibran and Red Sea governor Amr Hanafi, visiting survivors at El Gouna hospital in Hurghada.

According to Hanafi, Egyptian ships participated in the search-and-rescue efforts for the crew members.