A couple who belong to a diving club in Javea and were on a diving holiday in Egypt are feared dead after the boat in which they were travelling sank in the Red Sea.

Both were experienced divers and they were part of a team of 15 people who had booked the holiday through a Javea diving club.

The accident happened shortly after the boat left port.One survivor said that the boat appeared to be listing from the outset.

The Javea couple is the only one now missing,all of the others survived the incident.They managed to reach lifeboats.It appears that the captain abandoned the boat without warning anybody and the crew had little idea of what to do.The parents of the woman who is missing has filed an official complaint in Egypt against the captain and the owner of the vessel.It seems that six weeks earlier the boat was evacuated because it was taking in water.