A Red Sea tourist boat sinks, leaving seventeen people missing.

A tourist boat sank in the Red Sea, and 17 people missing including foreigners, out of which 28 have been rescued says Egyptian authorities.

Missing includes two British and one of Finland's nationals not included in an account while the rescuers are still searching the area.

 According to the governor of Red Sea Province, a message from the boat was sent at 5:30 containing 31 tourists and 14 crew, all of whom were Egyptians. No Possible cause of the incident has been reported by the authorities yet.

According to officials, the Sea Story sailed out of dock in Marsa Alam on Sunday for a five-day diving expedition.
The survivors ended up in the Wadi el-Gemal region, south of Marsa Alam, according to Red Sea Governor Maj-Gen Amr Hanafi, who also stated that they were getting the required medical attention.

Hanafi also stated that military planes and the Egyptian Navy ship El Fateh were intensifying their search operation for the missing. 

"Intensive search operations are underway in coordination with the navy and the armed forces," he stated.

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority issued a weather forecast on Saturday that predicted turbulence in the Red and Mediterranean Seas and discouraged people from going out on the water on Sunday and Monday. 
Wave heights were three to four meters, and wind speeds ranged from 60 to 70 km/h.
The Sea Story's crew is all Egyptian, according to the Marsa Alam local government, while the passengers include two Americans, five Spanish, four British, and four Germans.

Who is still missing and who has been rescued are unidentified. A Finnish national is also among the missing, the foreign ministry verified to the AFP news agency.
Speaking with the authorities, a representative for the British Foreign Office stated that they were offering "support to several British nationals and their families following an incident in Egypt."

According to their state media, the Chinese embassy in Egypt verified that two of its citizens were "in good health" following their rescue, as reported by AFP. 

Pawel Wronski, a spokesperson for the Polish foreign ministry, said that officials had received information claiming that two Polish nationals might have been on board the boat, as reported by AFP. 
On the southern Red Sea coast of Egypt, Marsa Alam is a prevalent tourist resort that is encircled by diving locations, including well-known coral reefs.

One member of the rescued crew told AFP that they were "hit by a wave in the middle of the night, throwing the vessel on its side." The employee worked at a diving resort near the rescue operation.

Dive Pro Liveaboard, the owner and operator of Sea Story, situated in Egypt, did not immediately respond. 

The vessel was 144ft long and was built in 2022, containing four decks and 18 cabins that can fit in with up to 36 passengers. Three Britons were dead on the coast of Marsa Alam because their dive boat caught fire.