Aswan Governorate local emergency crews rescued 29 tourists and 45 Egyptians on board a cruise ship in the Nile River at Aswan al-Malgam bridge.
Aswan Governorate task room had received notification saying a cruise ship called Amarco II broke down in the Nile, on Tuesday evening, in front of the Aswan Malgam bridge.
River rescue teams and the police headed to the vessel and the cruise was repaired swiftly before it could have sunk.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
