A large wave hit the vessel on Monday, causing it to capsize in 'about five or seven minutes', according to the governor of the Red Sea region.
Three bodies have been found by rescue teams after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea, a local official has said. Rescue teams had been 'intensifying efforts' to find 16 people who were missing - and two British people are believed to be among them. Governor of the Red Sea region Amr Hanafi told Reuters news agency that three bodies have now been recovered and 13 people are still missing.
According to those on board, a 'high sea wave' hit the vessel and caused it to capsize in 'about five or seven minutes', Mr Hanafi said. Some passengers were inside the cabins, 'which is why they couldn't get out of the boat', his statement on Facebook added.
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