Egyptian naval forces have rescued three more people and recovered four bodies, a day after a tourist yacht carrying 44 passengers sank in the Red Sea coastal town of Marsa Alam after facing rough weather.

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, and some were airlifted to receive medical treatment.

The four-deck yacht Sea Story sank near the coastal town of Marsa Alam in Egypt on 25 November, leaving four people dead and seven still unaccounted for.

Rescuers in Egypt are searching for 17 people who are reported missing after a luxury yacht with 31 tourists and 14 crew members aboard sank in the Red Sea early Monday. The 144-foot-long vessel, named the Sea Story,

Rescue teams are still searching for missing people after the 'Sea Story' yacht capsized on Monday, Nov. 25, with 44 passengers onboard

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.

Rescuers on Tuesday recovered five survivors and four bodies from a dive boat that capsized off Egypt's eastern coast a day earlier, Red Sea governor Amr Hanafi said.

The search operation for seven people still missing from a dive boat that capsized and sank off Egypt's east coast entered a third day on Wednesday, the governor of the Red Sea province said.The governor's office said the search operation was continuing for seven people still missing after the "Sea Story" was struck by a wave and capsized in the middle of the night on Monday.

Seven people remain unaccounted for after a tourist boat sank on Monday after leaving the Egyptian port of Marsa Alam.