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.

Survivors of the diving yacht which capsized in the Red Sea spent 30 hours trapped in air pockets, one of their fathers has revealed. Youssef Al-Farmawi, a diving instructor spent more than a day inside the underwater boat in complete darkness until Egyptian naval forces rescued him.

The search operation for seven people still missing from a dive boat that capsized and sank off Egypt's east coast entered a third day on Wednesday, the governor of the Red Sea province said.The governor's office said the search operation was continuing for seven people still missing after the "Sea Story" was struck by a wave and capsized in the middle of the night on Monday.