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.

Rescue teams are still searching for missing people after the 'Sea Story' yacht capsized on Monday, Nov. 25, with 44 passengers onboard

Rescuers in Egypt are searching for 17 people who are reported missing after a luxury yacht with 31 tourists and 14 crew members aboard sank in the Red Sea early Monday. The 144-foot-long vessel, named the Sea Story,

Officials in Egypt say over a dozen people are missing after a tourist cruise vessel sank in the Red Sea. The governor of the Red Sea region said Monday afternoon that authorities are searching for 17 people who went missing. Amr Hanafy said in a statement that rescuers saved 28 people from the sinking vessel off Marsa Alam city.

Three bodies have been recovered from a capsized tourist boat that sank off Egypt's Red Sea coast on Monday, and 13 people were still reported missing, Red Sea Governor Amr Hanafi told Reuters on Tuesday.

Search crews rescued 28 people aboard the 'Sea Story yaught, but 16 people − 4 Egyptians and 12 foreigners − remained lost at sea.

Four bodies were recovered on Tuesday from a tourist boat which capsized off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, and rescue teams were still searching for seven missing people, the Red Sea Governorate said in a statement.

Four bodies were recovered and several other passengers are still missing after a tourist boat capsized off of Egypt's Red Sea coast. The boat, the Sea Story, left for a multi-day diving trip carrying 44 people when it was struck by high waves and began to sink.