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

At least 16 people are missing after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea following warnings about rough weather, Egyptian officials said. 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,

Officials in Egypt say over a dozen people are missing after a tourist cruise vessel sank in the Red Sea. The governor of the Red Sea region said Monday afternoon that authorities are searching for 17 people who went missing. Amr Hanafy said in a statement that rescuers saved 28 people from the sinking vessel off Marsa Alam city.

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,

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.

CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian authorities rescued 28 people after a tourist boat sank off its Red Sea coast, the Red Sea Governorate said in a statement on Monday, as a search continued for the 17 remaining passengers and crew.