Sea Story was on diving trip with 31 tourists and 14 crew when it sent distress signal
Seventeen people, including a number of British nationals, are missing after a tourist boat on a diving trip capsized in the Red Sea.
The Sea Story was carrying 31 tourists from several countries and 14 crew when it sent a distress signal at 5.30am local time, according to a statement from Egypt’s Red Sea governorate.
It was not immediately clear what caused the four-deck, wooden-hulled motor yacht to sink.
So far 28 people have been rescued, leaving 17 people missing.
The British Foreign Office confirmed it was providing consular support to a number of British national and their families after the incident.
The boat left Port Ghalib, near Marsa Alam in Egypt, for a diving trip that was due to finish on Friday in the town of Hurghada, 124 miles (200km) north.
