Tourist boat capsizes 'trapping two Brits below deck' in Egypt
Telegraph, 15 May 2023
A group of scuba divers in Egypt were on the second day of their week-long trip when their boat with 25 people onboard capsized and sank.
The boat was passing through choppy waters in a shipping lane when it tipped over with those onboard scrambling over the rails to safety.
Some people slid down the deck and off the boat into shark-infested waters with shouts of "man overboard" heard .
Six guests, including two Brits, were stuck below deck and after the captain abandoned ship, were saved by civilians.
It is believed to be part of a wider issue where boats are extended and heightened to increase their capacity, making them dangerous and unstable
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The boat was passing through choppy waters in a shipping lane when it tipped over with those onboard scrambling over the rails to safety.
Some people slid down the deck and off the boat into shark-infested waters with shouts of "man overboard" heard .
Six guests, including two Brits, were stuck below deck and after the captain abandoned ship, were saved by civilians.
It is believed to be part of a wider issue where boats are extended and heightened to increase their capacity, making them dangerous and unstable
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