The four-deck yacht Sea Story sank near the coastal town of Marsa Alam in Egypt on 25 November, leaving four people dead and seven still unaccounted for.

Diver Tim Postin said Colin Sharratt, 65, and Sally Jones, 58, were among the 33 people who have so far been rescued following the sinking of the Sea Story vessel, while the employer of another Briton, Tarig Sinada, said he was one of seven people still missing.

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 naval forces have rescued three more people and recovered four bodies, a day after a tourist yacht carrying 44 passengers sank in the Red Sea coastal town of Marsa Alam after facing rough weather.

The family of a British couple who remain missing after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea off Egypt have said they are “desperate” for news.

A British couple remains missing in the Red Sea after a tourist yacht capsised in Egypt. Seven people – including a couple from Devon – are still missing after the vessel carrying 31 holidaymakers and 13 crew sank off the Egyptian coast on Monday.