Authorities in Egypt say a luxury yacht that set off with 44 people from the Red Sea port of Ghalib for a week-long diving trip sank, with 32 rescued and 8 still missing.

Egyptian authorities say 16 people are missing, including foreigners, and 28 have been rescued after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea. Two of those missing are British, the BBC understands. Finland has confirmed one of their nationals is unaccounted for, while authorities say four Egyptians are also missing.

Five people have been found alive and four bodies have been recovered after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt. Two Belgians, one Finn, one Swiss and one Egyptian national have been rescued, the governor of the Red Sea region Amr Hanafi has said. The nationalities of the four bodies recovered are unknown.