Authorities in Egypt say a luxury yacht that set off with 44 people from the Red Sea port of Ghalib for a week-long diving trip sank, with 32 rescued and 8 still missing.

Five people have been found alive and four bodies have been recovered after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt. Two Belgians, one Finn, one Swiss and one Egyptian national have been rescued, the governor of the Red Sea region Amr Hanafi has said. The nationalities of the four bodies recovered are unknown.

Rescuers found five survivors and four bodies on Tuesday from the wreck of a boat carrying tourists that sank amid high waves off the Red Sea coast of Egypt a day earlier, according to the Egyptian authorities. Search efforts were continuing for seven other missing passengers and crew, they said.

Rescuers are still searching for seven tourists in the Red Sea, with Brits believed to be among them, following the sinking of the Sea Story vessel that was carrying 31 holidaymakers

Four bodies were recovered on Tuesday from a tourist boat which capsized off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, and rescue teams were still searching for seven missing people, the Red Sea Governorate said in a statement.

Four bodies were recovered and several other passengers are still missing after a tourist boat capsized off of Egypt's Red Sea coast. The boat, the Sea Story, left for a multi-day diving trip carrying 44 people when it was struck by high waves and began to sink.