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.

Three bodies were recovered on Tuesday morning from a tourist boat which capsized off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, and rescue teams were still searching for 13 missing people, the Red Sea provincial governor,

Rescuers are still searching for seven tourists in the Red Sea, with Brits believed to be among them, following the sinking of the Sea Story vessel that was carrying 31 holidaymakers