Fire broke out on dive boat Scuba Scene shortly after she left the port of Hurghada. All divers and crew escaped unharmed.
The liveaboard was due to visit the northern Red Sea: stopping at dive sites including Ras Mohamed, the Strait of Tiran and the wreck of the Thistlegorm.
The M/Y Scuba Scene was a 43 m long and 9 m wide, steel-hulled dive boat, built in 2011. She had room for 26 divers.
Safety equipment on-board included life jackets and 3 life rafts, oxygen and medical first aid, fire extinguishers in every cabin, salon, the kitchen & engine room, as well as all public areas, fire fighting and alarm system and smoke detectors throughout the boat.
