Doomed scuba yacht is Egyptian dive firm’s THIRD boat sinking in three years with 7 still missing & 4 dead

In the past three years, the dive company that rented the tragic Egyptian yacht that killed four people has also been implicated in two other significant accidents.

The five-day voyage that resulted in the capsize of the Sea Story boat on Monday morning involved Dive Pro Liveaboard, a well-known adventure outfit in the Red Sea.

Two prior safety incidents involving the same corporation have surfaced as search teams continue to look for the remaining seven individuals who are still missing on board the ship.

Dive Pro Liveaboard was the primary operator of the Scuba Scene yacht in April 2022 when it unexpectedly caught fire in the Red Sea.

Three diving guides, fourteen crew members, and nineteen visitors were all compelled to leave the burning boat.

The tourist’s possessions were lost to the water forever, and the ship was observed gradually sinking to the ocean floor.

A second fire started on a Dive Pro Liveaboard ship two years later.

A fire on board the Sea Legend in February of this year left the vessel severely scorched before it began to sink.

In the event of an emergency, thirty-one passengers on the luxury sailboat were forced to leave.

According to witnesses, a fire broke out in the kitchen area, waking the visitors with the smell of smoke.

Within ten minutes of the initial flames showing, the crew ordered everyone off the boat as it quickly spread throughout the vessel.

After failing to return to dry land with the other visitors, a 50-year-old German visitor was reported missing.

According to the Telegraph, authorities later declared her dead.

Later, a number of the shook visitors voiced their displeasure with the safety procedures.

They said there weren’t enough life jackets on the boat and that the fire and smoke alarms weren’t functioning.

The guests claimed that despite the obvious danger they perceived, no emergency flare was ever signaled.

The corporation had simply acquired Sea Legend to take the position of the defunct Scuba Scene.

Dive Pro Liveaboard has been contacted by The Sun for comment.

The Sea Story yacht capsized and sank in five minutes this week, putting Dive Pro Liveaboard back in the news.

At least four bodies have been recovered from the sunken wreckage so far withseven people still feared missing- including two Brits.

On November 24, the 44-person Sea Story sailed out of PortoGhalib Port for a multi-day diving expedition.

Before the boat abruptly vanished from radar and lost all communication, a crew member sent out a distress signal from the vessel at approximately 5:30 am local time.

According to reports, the boat was hit by a huge, unusual wave in terrible weather, which caused it to tip to its full size before capsizing.

It took minutes for the ship to be fully sunk, according to courageous survivors.

Authorities say 33 people have been rescued so far with them all being taken to safety with no major injuries being reported.

Fears are mounting around the condition of the remaining seven people with rescuers still working tirelessly to find survivors.

A British person who escaped the terrifying accident has revealed theyheard trapped tourists screamingfrom inside their cabins.

According to the ship tracking website Marine Traffic, the last location shared by the boat was off Hurghada.

The boat had been on the water despite authorities in the region shutting down activities and the city’s port on Sunday due to “bad weather conditions.”

Egyptian weather forecasters predicted wave heights to reach 10-13ft in the Red Sea before Sea Story departed.

It was unclear how the tourist vessel was given permission to sail in such stormy conditions.

Four Germans, two Spaniards, two Belgians, two Americans, one Irishman, and a Finn were on board, according to local media.

As well as divers from China,Slovakia, Switzerland, Poland, Norway andEgypt.

TheChineseembassy in Egypt has already declared two of its citizens are safe.

Ireland’s foreign affairs minister Miche l Martin also confirmed the Irish tourist is “OK”.

Support is also being given to “a number of British nationals and their families”, the UK Foreign Office confirmed.

Two Brits have been found safe already but another two are still said to be missing.

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