Egyptian Navy Rescues Turkish-Flagged Boat in Mediterranean

The Egyptian Navy succeeded, on Friday, in rescuing a boat raising the Turkish flag in the depths of the Mediterranean Sea, after suffering a sudden technical failure.

Egyptian local media reported that the boat sent a distress signal at 12:00 noon yesterday, Thursday, to warn that it was subject to a sudden technical failure 270 km north of the city of Sidi Barani.

Immediately, the Egyptian Navy issued orders to push the Egyptian frigate "Al-Zafer" to the site of the accident.

All the passengers on board were evacuated, and their total number was 57 people, including 48 men, 6 women and 3 children, of different nationalities.

They were as follows: 31 Iraqis, 23 Iranians, two Turkish and one Egyptian.

After the disabled boat was towed and moored this morning on the dock of the "July 3 Naval Base" in the Jarjoub area, the necessary medical treatment and all administrative needs were provided to all passengers, provided that all legal measures are taken by the competent authorities in this regard.