Egypt, diving vessel catches fire: 3 missing

Three British nationals are missing after a scuba diving boat they were sailing on caught fire off Egypt's Red Sea coast on Sunday, Egyptian authorities said. According to authorities, 12 crew members and 12 British tourists were rescued from the medium-sized scuba diving vessel, dubbed 'Hurricane', which went up in flames off the Red Sea resort city of Marsa Alam. southern.

A search party has been launched to find the other three British tourists, whose identities have not been revealed. After an initial examination of the boat, the Egyptian authorities said that "an electrical short in the engine room of the boat triggered the fire". The British Foreign Office said it was in contact with the Egyptian authorities and "supported the British citizens involved".