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.

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 nine missing people, the Red Sea Governorate said in a statement.

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