Khattab al-Faramawy, a professional licensed diver whose nephew was on board the Sea Story boat, recalled finding survivors “trapped inside the boat cabins” around 24 hours after the vessel had sunk.

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 .

Three survivors have been found as part of a search for 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 south of the coastal town of Marsa Alam,