Tourists rescued off Yemen’s coast [Archives:2005/836/Local News]

By Yemen Times News Services & Staff
Sana'a, Yemen, April 23- A source at the security office of the U.S. Hunt Oil Company told the Yemen Times today that a towboat owned by the company rushed to rescue 12 European tourists and the crew from a sinking yacht four days ago. No one was injured in the incident.The source added that the sinking yacht was about 21 nautical miles west of Safirshib area, off the Yemeni coast. A marine source said on Thursday that the yacht, called Katarina M, capsized off the coast of Hudeidah in western Yemen with 12 European tourists and crewmembers on board, including women.

The boat was en route to the Yemeni island of Badih when it capsized. It was towed to the nearby port of al-Salif for repair.
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