At least 31 tourists missing after boat sinks off coast of Egypt at Red Sea resort as massive rescue operation launched

A HUGE rescue ngo has been launched aft a vessel carrying tourists is feared to person sunk successful Egypt.

At slightest 45 radical are missing aft the Sea Story vas disappeared successful the Red Sea adjacent Marsa Alam.

The vessel near Porto Ghalib Port for a diving travel connected November 24 and was owed to instrumentality to Hurghada Marina connected November 29.

But astatine astir 5.30am section time, the vas sent retired a distress awesome earlier dropping disconnected the radar and losing contact.

The vessel - carrying 31 tourists and 14 unit members - is missing and believed to person sunk successful the Sha’ab Sataya area.

Authorities person deployed rescue teams arsenic good arsenic a helicopter.