The Egyptian Rescue Coordination Center affiliating to Armed Forces rescued 31 Egyptian sailors off the coast of Al-Qusayr city in Red Sea governorate, Al-Bawaba news reported Thursday. The Rescue Center received a distress signal from a fishing boat in the middle of the sea as it started taking on water. The Army center immediately sent a helicopter to help them. The helicopter managed to rescue the crew of the boat and they were transferred to a navy base to receive medical treatment.