Authorities in Egypt say a luxury yacht that set off with 45 people from the Red Sea port of Ghalib for a week-long diving trip sank, with 28 rescued and 17 still missing.

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.By Monday afternoon, it became increasingly "unlikely that the 17 missing would be rescued after 12 hours in the water,

Officials in Egypt say over a dozen people are missing after a tourist vessel sank in the Red Sea.