The Sea Story vessel 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, Egypt's Red Sea Governorate said in a statement.

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.

Egyptian authorities said more than a dozen people, including foreigners, were still missing after a tourist yacht capsized in the Red Sea, with 28 others rescued.

Egyptian officials say 28 people from the vessel have been rescued after it sank on a five-day trip.