Khattab al-Faramawy, a professional licensed diver whose nephew was on board the Sea Story boat, recalled finding survivors “trapped inside the boat cabins” around 24 hours after the vessel had sunk.

More than a dozen people are missing after a tourist yacht capsized in the Red Sea, authorities said. Egyptian officials said 31 passengers and 14 crew members were onboard the Sea Story on Monday, Nov. 25, when the boat sank near the coastal town of Marsa Alam, Egypt, according to the Associated Press and BBC News .

Rescuers in Egypt are searching for 17 people who are reported missing after a luxury yacht with 31 tourists and 14 crew members aboard sank in the Red Sea early Monday. The 144-foot-long vessel, named the Sea Story,