Death trap Red Sea
Undercover reporters reveal: Tourist ships in Egypt are so dangerous
Wrong rescue vests, blocked emergency outputs: star and RTL examined the security of 17 ships in Egypt. All defects showed, often life -threatening.
The million -dollar business with diving cruises in Egypt has widespread security problems that endanger health or life of tens of thousands of vacationers a year. Report that star and RTL, citing your own exams and international experts in ship safety.
Covered research on a total of 17 ships in Egypt
A research team had covered reporters in three important ports in the country to to check. Experts checked their results. All ships therefore showed security deficiencies, mostly heavy or heaviest.
many diving yachts in Egypt are life -threatening, “said ther Art TÜV for ships. He examined the results of the research from star and RTL.
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All of the DAMEight examined ships were “in poor condition”, says Uberti. The British ship safety authority Maib also concluded in an investigation report that
Egyptian authorities, which according to their own statements, regularly check the safety of these ships, left questions from star and RTL unanswered to the grievances.
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Unprecedented series of shipping gaps on the Red Sea
The background to the research is an unprecedented series of ship accidents on the Red Sea, one of the most popular destinations of German vacationers. Nowhere else have so many diving care yachts have run, capsized or burned out in the past three years.
In November 2024 the Luxury yacht “Sea Story “sunk, Eleven vacationers and crew members died, including three Germans. The case made headlines worldwide.
The entire research team: Manuel Heckmair, Michelle Janetschek, Tina Kaiser, Tim Kickbusch, Marc Neller, Romeo Russo, Katharina Schultz, Johanna Wagner. Verification: Moritz Dickentmann
Source: Stern
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