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Sinking of the Felo

Operator
Vessel
Date
Location
Shabrour Suyl reef, near Sha'ab Abu Nuhas, Egypt
Fatalities
0

According to The Scuba News, the liveaboard Felo, operated by Seawolf Diving Safari, hit a reef at Shabrour Suyl, near Sha'ab Abu Nuhas, late in the evening of 30 October 2022 and sank. All guests were collected by another safari boat and returned to port; reported injuries were minor (a broken toe, mild concussion, and a small incision). Most diving equipment was recovered.

Conditions that day

Wind
12 to 15 kn from the NW
Strongest gust
20 kn
Hour by hour (24 of 24 hours, UTC)
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07:0013 kn18 knNW
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11:0012 kn18 knNW
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23:0013 kn18 knNW

ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, sampled 11 km from the recorded position. Modelled conditions across the whole day, not an observation at the vessel: a grid this coarse averages away the localised squall or wave a report may describe. Not a statement of cause.

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Sources

The Scuba News
Liveaboard Vessel Sinks in the Red Sea·1 November 2022
taucher.net (Diveinside News)
Red Sea: Accident Seawolf Felo·31 October 2022
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