Four people died and 22 others were injured after a barge in the Gulf of Suez sank, said media reports citing the Egyptian government.
The barge Adam Marine 12 of Offshore Shukheir oil Company capsized last night, it stated, without providing details of the cause.
The four people who died were brought to Egypt's Hurghada hospital on the Red Sea coast, the ministry said on social media.
Four injured people were airlifted and 18 others were transported by ambulance to another local hospital, it added.
Egypt's petroleum ministry said on Facebook it had received a report from Offshore Shukheir oil Company (Osoco) that the barge capsized in the Gebel El-Zeit area in the Gulf of Suez.
