In the Egyptian Red Sea sinking ship.

In the Red Sea sinking freighter "Ibn Battuta" ( "Ibn Battuta"), shedshee under the flag of Egypt, transmits Associated Press referring to the Egyptian news agency MENA.
Nine crew members managed to escape. Thus, six of them (five Somalis and one Iraqi citizen) were rescued by a team of small vessel "Sultan" ( "Sultan"), caught near the place where the sinking of Ibn Battuta. " Another three took Egyptian rescue helicopter. 17 people, part of a team of Ibn Battuta ", are now considered missing.
On board the "Ibn Battuta" is 6.5 thousand tons of quartz sand, which is used for the manufacture of glass. According to the Associated Press, the ship was to deliver the goods to the United Arab Emirates. Presumably, the cause of distress were bad weather conditions in the vicinity of the incident. Reported that the cargo ship "Ibn Battuta" distress signal on Monday morning.