28 rescued and hunt continues for others as Sea Story sinks after distress call off Eygpt
Yachts at the marina at Hurghada, on Egypt’s Red Sea coast, after the disaster. The beach was closed due to bad weather Two Britons are among at least 16 people missing after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea off Egypt.It was carrying 44 people, including 31 foreign nationals from the UK, US, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Switzerland, Finland, China, Slovakia, Spain and Ireland.
Mr Hanafi said that preliminary reports suggested a sudden large wave struck the boat, capsizing it within 5-7 minutes. Egyptian Navy warship El Fateh and military aircraft were intensifying their efforts to locate the missing, Mr Hanafi said.
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