Sudanese navy forces are searching for more survivors after an Egyptian fishing boat sank off Sudan's shores with 14 fishermen on board, Egypt's ambassador in Khartoum said Saturday.

The Sudanese coastal guards rescued two young fishermen and search operations for the other 12 are underway, Osama Shaltout told MENA.

He added that Egyptian Consul General in Port Sudan Hani Bassioni paid a visit to the two survivors at hospital to check on them.

Meanwhile, a Sudanese security source told MENA that the boat drifted into the Sudanese territorial waters due to strong winds and sent an SOS signal before it sank.

Source: MENA