Three bodies have been recovered from a capsized tourist boat that sank off Egypt’s Red Sea coast and 13 people were still said to be missing, the Red Sea Governor Amr Hanafi told Reuters on Tuesday.
The Sea Story was carrying 30 tourists from several countries and 14 crew when it sent a distress signal at 5.30am local time (3.30am GMT) on Monday, according to Egypt’s Red Sea governorate.
It was not immediately clear what caused the four-deck, wooden-hulled motor yacht to sink. There are unconfirmed reports that the boat was hit by a wave in high winds.
Twenty-eight people were rescued on Monday, leaving 16 people missing including two from the UK, according to the BBC. The UK Foreign Office confirmed it was providing consular support to a number of British nationals and their families after the incident.
No information has been released about the nationalities of the people whose bodies were recovered on Tuesday.
Reuters contributed to this report