Cargo ship sinks in Red Sea; at least 2 crew drown

A cargo ship sank during bad weather in the Red Sea on Monday, and at least two crew members drowned. Two nearby ships and a helicopter managed to pluck 10 men from the choppy water, according to an official and Egyptian media.

Fourteen crew members remained missing.

The ship, with a 26-member crew, had passed the Suez Canal and was en route to the United Arab Emirates carrying a cargo of 6,500 tons (5,900 metric tons) of silica sand meant for manufacturing glass, said Maj. Gen. Mamdouh Deraz, head of the Egyptian Red Sea Port Authority.

He said the Ibn Battuta sent a distress message early Monday while sailing near the Egyptian port city of …