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Sudanese media focus on sinking of Egyptian boat in the Red Sea
Posted by: APA Posted date : February 1, 2016
Sudanese newspapers have focused on the Egyptian fishing boat that sunk in Sudanese territorial waters of the Red Sea, reporting the efforts of the Sudanese maritime, the coast guard and the national army to rescue the 12 Egyptian fishermen drowned in the incident.
Alsudani (Arabic) newspaper said that 12 Egyptian fishermen went missing when a fishing boat sank in Sudanese territorial waters on the Red Sea on Saturday.
The paper quoted sources from the Sudanese maritime authorities as confirming that 12 Egyptian fishermen went missing, while the Sudanese authorities rescued two.
Akhbar Alyou (Arabic) newspaper has quoted the Sudanese ministry of foreign affairs as confirming the incident.
The ministry stated in a press release on Sunday that the Sudanese authorities are on an extensive search for the12 Egyptian fishermen gone missing when their boat sank in Sudanese territorial waters of the Red Sea.
The statement further added that the Sudanese authorities were able to rescue two of the 14 fishermen who are currently hospitalized in Sudan.
Alyou Altaly (Arabic) newspaper said that the Egyptian embassy in Khartoum has confirmed the incident, adding that they are in intensive contacts with the Egyptian authorities including the ministry of foreign affairs to follow up on the fate of the fishermen.
The Sudanese national army has confirmed that it has sent a helicopter and ship to survey a wide area in the Sudanese-Eritrean waters where the boat is believed to have drowned.
It quoted the Sudanese army spokesman Brigadier Ahmed Alsahmi as confirming that huge efforts are underway to find the Egyptian fishermen. He revealed that two of the survivors were found in one of the Red Sea islands and has been hospitalized in Port Sudan.
Egyptian reports said that the fishing boat “Zinat Al-Bahr” had left Baranees seaport in the Red Sea province ten days ago and headed towards international waters for fishing, according to some reports.
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Sudan maintains search for Egypt fishermen lost in Red Sea
Two survivors found while search goes on for missing vessel’s 12 remaining passengers, according to Sudanese army spokesman
By Mohammed Amin
KHARTOUM, Sudan
The Sudanese authorities are searching for 12 Egyptian fishermen who went missing after their boat sank in Sudanese territorial waters in the Red Sea.
According to Egyptian reports, the "Zinat al-Bahr" set out from a port in Sudan’s Red Sea province ten days ago to conduct fishing activities in international waters.
On Saturday, however, the Sudanese maritime authorities received a distress call from the vessel before losing contact with it, the Sudanese navy announced Sunday.
Sudanese army spokesman Ahmed al-Shami told Anadolu Agency that the authorities had since dispatched a ship to search the area between Sudanese and Eritrean territorial waters where the boat is believed to have sunk.
According to al-Shami, the Sudanese Coast Guard has so far found two survivors on a small island in the Red Sea, while maintaining the search for the missing vessel’s 12 remaining passengers.
"We’re still searching for the survivors or the boat itself, which we believe sank due to strong wind and inclement weather," al-Shami said, adding that the two survivors had been taken to Port Sudan Hospital on Saturday.
According to officials at the Egyptian embassy in Khartoum’s press office, the Egyptian authorities are following up on the incident with their Sudanese counterparts, including
Sudan’s Foreign Ministry, with a view to ascertaining the fate of the fishermen.
According to Egyptian reports, the doomed boat sank after striking a series of coral reefs in the Red Sea.
Received on Mon Feb 01 2016 - 15:01:45 EST