Sea Story was on diving trip with 31 tourists and 14 crew members when it sent out a distress signal

Seventeen people, including a number of British nationals, are missing after a tourist boat on a diving trip capsized in the Red Sea.

The Sea Story was carrying 31 tourists from several countries and a 14-member crew when it sent out a distress signal at 5.30am local time, according to a statement from Egypt’s Red Sea governorate.