Red Sea yacht sinking: Three bodies found in rescue search with Brits 'among missing'

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00:0016 people are missing after a tourist boat sank off Egypt's Red Sea coast.

00:04The sea story was carrying 44 passengers, 31 tourists and 13 crew members on a multi-day

00:10diving trip when it went down near the coastal town of Masa Alam.

00:1328 people were saved by rescuers, but 16 are still missing.

00:17Four Brits were apparently on board the vessel, two of them remain missing.

00:21According to survivors, a high sea wave hit the vessel and caused it to capsize within

00:26Some passengers were trapped inside their cabins, meaning they were unable to escape.

00:31The Red Sea Governor ruled out that there was a technical defect to the ship

00:34and said that all the required licences had been obtained for the sea story.

00:38None of the 28 people rescued required hospitalisation and only had minor injuries.

00:43Rescue operations are being coordinated by the Egyptian military and the Red Sea

00:47Governorate and were expected to begin again at first light on Tuesday.