Brits among 16 missing as wave topples tourist yacht

TWO Britons are missing while another two were rescued after a tourist yacht sank, reportedly being toppled by a large wave in the Red Sea.

- Mark Reynolds

At least 16 people are unaccounted for despite a massive rescue operation saving 28 people, said authorities.

Some survivors were airlifted for medical treatment.

Luxury dive boat Sea Story sank off the south of the Egyptian coastal town of Marsa Alam with 31 tourists on board along with 13 Egyptian crew.

It was not clear what caused the four-deck motor yacht to sink.

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