Egyptian officials say a tourist yacht has sunk in the Red Sea after warnings of rough waters and 16 people are missing

Red Sea Governor Amr Hanafi announced on Tuesday afternoon that four more survivors of the Sea Story boat, which capsized on Monday, were rescued, four bodies were recovered, and a search is ongoing for eight more missing.

Rescue workers have recovered three bodies from the water after Monday's boat accident in the Red Sea. The governor responsible for the region, Amr Hanafi, confirmed to dpa on Tuesday that the bodies had been found but could not provide any information on the nationality of the three fatalities.