Two Britons are reported to be among dozens of people feared missing after a tourist yacht was “hit by a wave” and sank off the coast of Egypt on Monday. At least 16 people are feared missing despite a massive rescue operation saving 28 people from the vessel, according to the governor of the Red Sea region, Amr Hanafi.

Thirty-one tourists were on board the vessel when it got into trouble near the coastal town of Marsa Alam, officials say

Four Britons are among at least 17 people missing after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea off Egypt. The Foreign Office said consular support is being provided to “a number of British nationals and their families”. The vessel sank south of the coast town of Marsa Alam on Monday morning, according to Egyptian officials.

Three bodies have been recovered from the tourist yacht which was hit by a “huge wave” and sank off the Red Sea coast of Egypt on Monday, the region’s governor has announced. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

CAIRO (Reuters) -Sixteen people including 12 foreign nationals are missing after a tourist boat sank off Egypt's Red Sea coast, the local government said on Monday. The Sea Story was carrying 44 including 31 tourists and 13 crew on a multi-day diving trip when it went down near the town of Marsa Alam,

Egyptian authorities said more than a dozen people including foreigners were still missing after a tourist yacht capsized in the Red Sea on Monday, with 28 others rescued.

Egyptian authorities said 17 people including foreigners were missing after a tourist yacht capsized off the country's Red Sea coast on Monday, with 28 others rescued.

Four bodies have been recovered after a tourist ship capsized in the Red Sea. The Sea Story was carrying 44 people - including 31 foreign nationals from the UK, the US, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Switzerland,