CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian authorities rescued 28 people after a tourist boat sank off its Red Sea coast, the Red Sea Governorate said in a statement on Monday, as a search continued for the 17 remaining passengers and crew.

Egyptian media reported that those aboard the yacht, which sank following warnings of rough seas, included two Americans.

More than a dozen people are missing after a tourist yacht capsized in the Red Sea, authorities said. Egyptian officials said 31 passengers and 14 crew members were onboard the Sea Story on Monday, Nov. 25, when the boat sank near the coastal town of Marsa Alam, Egypt, according to the Associated Press and BBC News.

Authorities in Egypt say a luxury yacht that set off with 45 people from the Red Sea port of Ghalib for a week-long diving trip sank, with 28 rescued and 17 still missing.

At least 17 people are missing after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea following warnings about rough seas, Egyptian officials said Monday.

Egyptian officials say at least 17 people are missing after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea following warnings about rough seas

Two Britons are reported to be among 16 people missing after a tourist boat sank off Egypt's Red Sea coast. The Sea Story was carrying 44 including 31 tourists and 13 crew on a multi-day diving trip when it went down near the town of Marsa Alam, the Red Sea Governorate said in a statement.

A tourist boat has sunk in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, with two Britons believed to be on board, after it sent out a distress call shortly before dawn this morning

CAIRO (Reuters) -Sixteen people including 12 foreign nationals are missing after a tourist boat sank off Egypt's Red Sea coast, the local government said on Monday. The Sea Story was carrying 44 including 31 tourists and 13 crew on a multi-day diving trip when it went down near the town of Marsa Alam,