Two lost, then rescued - Sharm El Sheikh, Strait of Tiran

[DandyDon]

If the French diver had carried and used a PLB, I guess the alarm would have been relayed thru his home country agency to the local authorities, but since the latter was already searching for lost divers, then they would have known where exactly to go.

Talaat Moustafa Group boats rescue French tourist and an Egyptian diver lost in a diving trip in Sharm El Sheikh

The boats of diving centre, affiliated with the Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) in Sharm El Sheikh, has succeeded in rescuing a French tourist and an Egyptian diver, who went missing in the Strait of Tiran in the Red Sea.

Sources from the Chamber of Diving and Water Sports (CDWS) and from Sinai Blues diving centre, affiliated with the Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) in Sharm El Sheikh stated that the Egyptian diver and the French tourist were on a diving trip in the Thomas area near the Strait of Tiran when they went missing.

As soon as the signal was received, an appeal was issued for all the centres in the Tiran and Nabq regions to search for the missing diver and tourist.

Talaat Mustafa Group rescue team succeeded in finding the tourist and the diver during the return, 7 kilometers (5 miles) away from the shore in good health, and they were reassured and taken to the shore.