Diver Tim Postin said Colin Sharratt, 65, and Sally Jones, 58, were among the 33 people who have so far been rescued following the sinking of the Sea Story vessel, while the employer of another Briton, Tarig Sinada, said he was one of seven people still missing.

An engaged British couple are among the seven people still missing from the Red Sea yacht disaster. Tarig Sinada, 49, and his fiancée, Jenny Cawson, 36, were enjoying a reef safari holiday off Egypt when the Sea Story vessel was capsized by a “huge wave”.

Jenny Cawson, 36, and Tarig Sinada, 49, who were enjoying a reef safari holiday off Egypt , have both worked as scuba diving instructors