An Egyptian diver who helped in the rescue operation after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea has told the BBC how the rescuers had to search the vessel by torchlight to find its passengers and crew.

Egypt tourist yacht survivor's first words as five more rescued after boat sinksSource: Red Sea Governorate Media Office

Rescuers found five survivors and four bodies on Tuesday from the wreck of a boat carrying tourists that sank amid high waves off the Red Sea coast of Egypt a day earlier, according to the Egyptian authorities. Search efforts were continuing for seven other missing passengers and crew, they said.