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.

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 .

Two Britons are reported to be among dozens of people feared missing after a tourist yacht was “hit by a wave” and sank off the coast of Egypt on Monday. At least 16 people are feared missing despite a massive rescue operation saving 28 people from the vessel, according to the governor of the Red Sea region, Amr Hanafi.

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.