CAIRO: Egypt said on Tuesday it has launched a search to find a cargo ship that has gone missing in the Red Sea on its way to Sudan.
The 1,700-tonne Badr 1 left the Egyptian port of Suez several days ago and was headed for Port Sudan with a 14-member crew made up of nine Egyptians, four Sudanese, and one Yemeni, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Rescue ships have been sent along the Sudanese coast to search for the ship, it said, adding that Egypt also planned to send an airplane.
According to the ministry, the vessel s owner Afro-Asia Shipping said the ship had complied with all safety measures required and had obtained all the necessary licenses before leaving the Egyptian port.
