Egyptian authorities said more than a dozen people, mostly foreigners, were still missing after a tourist yacht capsized in the Red Sea on Monday (Nov 25), with 28 others rescued. The vessel carrying 31 tourists of various nationalities and a 13-member crew sent out a distress call at 5.30am local time,

A tourist ship sank off the coast of Marsa Alam in the Red Sea, leaving 17 people missing, according to Egyptian media reports on Monday. The vessel, named Sea Story, had 45 people on board, including 31 tourists of various nationalities and 14 crew members.

The boat carried 13 Egyptians, including crew members, and 31 foreign nationals from the United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Poland, Belgium, Switzerland, Finland, China, Slovakia, Spain, and Ireland.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has said that an Irish citizen who was on board a tourist yacht that sank in the Red Sea off Egypt yesterday is "OK and receiving consular assistance from the Department of Foreign Affairs".

The Sea Story, which was carrying tourists from Ireland, US, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Belgium, China, Finland, Slovakia, Spain and the UK, capsized in the Red Sea on Monday

Rescue teams have found two Belgian tourists, a Swiss citizen and an Egyptian national alive, bringing the total number of survivors to 32, according to the governor of the Red Sea.

Egyptian naval forces have rescued five more people and recovered four bodies, a day after a tourist yacht carrying 44 passengers sank in the Red Sea coastal town of Marsa Alam after facing rough weather.

The governor of the Red Sea region, Amr Hanafy, said rescuers saved 28 people from the vessel south of the coastal town of Marsa Alam, and some were airlifted to receive medical treatment.

Two Britons were reported to be missing after the vessel sank in the Red Sea off Egypt.

A search continues for the 17 remaining passengers and crew.

The Sea Story was carrying 44 people when it was struck by a large wave on Monday.

Major search operations are currently underway by local authorities.

Several people remain missing after a large wave hit the Sea Story on Monday, causing the boat to capsize in "about five or seven minutes", according to the governor of Egypt's Red Sea region.

Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Sixteen people are missing after a tour boat capsized Monday during a five-day diving expedition and sank off of Egypt's Red Sea coast.

Three bodies have been found by rescue teams after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea, a local official has said.

The vessel was carrying 31 tourists of multiple nationalities and a 13-member crew

A tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea on Monday after warnings of rough waters and 16 people were missing, Egyptian officials said. The governor of the Red Sea region, Amr Hanafy, said rescuers saved 28 people from the vessel south of the coastal town of Marsa Alam, and some…

Rescue teams in Egypt have found five tourists alive 30 hours after their luxury boat sank in the Red Sea after being 'hit by a huge wave'.