Red Sea: Is diving trip in Egypt nonetheless secure? | EUROtoday

The stern reported on Saturday a couple of mysterious collection of accidents within the Red Sea – a number of diving yachts that capsized or burned out and sank. Egypt, a favourite journey vacation spot for Germans, has turn into a worldwide hotspot for such incidents.

Another ship sank on Monday and 17 divers have been lacking within the night. It is the second accident involving the identical ship operator this 12 months stern had researched extensively. Experts clarify the accidents by saying that many ships don’t meet even essentially the most rudimentary security requirements. In addition, controls are too negligent and corruption performs a job. You can hardly discover any unbiased high quality seals. Anyone who books journeys on-line by one of many main suppliers might not even discover out who operates the ships.

Added to that is the safety scenario in Egypt. The Foreign Office presently charges it as “overall stable and calm”. However, it warns towards “individual excursions and overland trips” to sure areas, together with the coastal city of Sharm al-Sheikh, which is common with divers worldwide.

The general image additionally contains: The German embassy in Cairo is so busy because of the Gaza battle that German vacationers can’t anticipate assist so rapidly. At least that is what individuals who can assess it say. One consequence, amongst many: When a holidaymaker dies within the sea, family members generally have issues for months getting official affirmation from the Egyptian authorities. Without this, if doubtful, you can not shut an account or cancel an house.