Egypt vacationer boat newest: More survivors rescued as search intensifies for remaining lacking passengers | EUROtoday

The capsized Sea Story vessel had sufficient “safety rafts” for everybody on board the boat, its specs present.

On the Dive Pro Liveaboard web site, the corporate which owns and operates the boat, Sea Story is listed with “two safety rafts for 25 persons each”. There have been 44 individuals on board the boat.

But in line with Red Sea regional governor Amr Hanafi, some individuals have been caught of their cabins when an enormous wave struck the boat and it started to capsize.

The web site says that every cabin had life jackets inside.

The four-deck boat has 18 twin cabins, a lounge, and a bar. It is 44 meters lengthy and 9 meters broad, the specs add.

Egypt has a a lot greater danger degree than the UK, so the entire journey needs to be thought of. The Foreign Office says: “[Roadaccidentsarecommonbecauseofpoorroadconditionsdangerousdrivingandpoortrafficlawenforcement[Roadaccidentsarecommonbecauseofpoorroadconditionsdangerousdrivingandpoortrafficlawenforcement

“Serious bus crashes in recent years have caused many deaths, including tourists.

“There have also been fatal train collisions and derailments.”

The finest safety is afforded by reserving a correct package deal (flights, lodging and actions) by means of a UK operator, who do all they will to make sure it’s a protected expertise. But in the end security requirements are lower than British requirements.

Not particularly – aside from Houthi exercise – however there may be some intense thunderstorms.

The Foreign Office warns: “Overcrowding and poor safety standards have caused accidents on Red Sea ferries and Nile cruises.”

In June 2023 three British vacationers died in a fireplace aboard one other dive boat, Hurricanenear the spot Sea Story sank.

The sinking of a diving boat within the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt has shocked the area and plenty of the world over.

Three our bodies have now been recovered, with 13 individuals nonetheless misplaced at sea as rescue efforts proceed.

It will not be the primary such incident on a diving boat within the Red Sea. in June 2023, three British vacationers died after a diving boat burst into flames.

They have been a part of a bunch of 15 certified divers. The remaining 12 divers and 13 crew members evacuated the vessel.

Here is our report from final June:

On Saturday, the Egyptian Meteorological Authority forecast excessive seas on the Red Sea, with 40mph winds and 12-foot waves, and suggested in opposition to maritime exercise for Sunday and Monday.

On Sunday Sea Story left Port Ghalib, simply north of the resort of Marsa Alam, on a routine five-day voyage. On board: 13 crew and 31 divers.

Early on Monday morning the vessel capsized after being struck by a big wave, in line with the accounts of survivors. The crew managed to ship out a misery name, and 28 of the individuals on board have been rescued.

Sea Story was a liveaboard diving boat, primarily based close to the Red Sea port of Marsa Alam. She is certainly one of dozens of comparable vessels that take divers out to a number of the most fun underwater places on the planet – with reefs, wrecks and vibrant fish.

For every week’s voyage with the dive operator, Dive Pro Liveaboard, you’ll pay €1,220 (simply over £1,000) and luxuriate in three or 4 dives per day.

Sea Story was kitted out with 16 double cabins, so room for 32 divers, and a common crew of 12 – eight seafarers and 4 kitchen workers. She was very trendy, inbuilt 2022. The operator, Dive Pro Liveaboard, says it’s “locally owned and operating from the heart of Hurghada” – a Red Sea resort widespread with British travellers.

The Red Sea governorate stated the boat had handed a security inspection in March 2024.

The 144-foot two-engine Sea Story vessel was inbuilt 2022 and is registered in Safaga, Egypt, in line with the boat’s proprietor.

Owned by vacationer firm Dive professional Liveaboard, the boat has house for 36 passengers and 12 crew members together with a captain, cooks, waiters and sailors.

At the time it sank, it was carrying 44 individuals. This included 31 vacationers and 13 crew members, in line with the Red Sea governornate.

It carried security jackets in every cabin and two 25-person security rafts, in line with Dive professional Liveaboard’s web site.