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Capsizing of the Triton

Operator
Vessel
Date
Location
off Jabal Al-Zeit, north of Hurghada, Egypt
Fatalities
0

According to DIVE Magazine and Baird Maritime, the liveaboard Triton, operated by Triton Red Sea Adventures, capsized and sank in rough weather off Jabal Al-Zeit, north of Hurghada, on 6 February 2025 while returning from maintenance. Six crew were aboard and no guests; four were rescued within minutes and the remaining two after an extended search, all by Gulf of Suez Petroleum. No injuries or deaths were reported.

Conditions that day

Wind
17 to 20 kn from 330°
Strongest gust
30 kn
Hour by hour (24 of 24 hours, UTC)
UTCWindGustFrom
00:0017 kn25 knNW
01:0018 kn26 knNW
02:0018 kn27 knNW
03:0018 kn28 knNW
04:0017 kn27 knNW
05:0017 kn25 knNW
06:0018 kn26 knNW
07:0018 kn27 knNW
08:0019 kn29 knNW
09:0020 kn30 kn330°
10:0019 kn30 kn330°
11:0018 kn30 kn330°
12:0018 kn30 kn330°
13:0019 kn30 kn330°
14:0020 kn30 kn330°
15:0020 kn29 kn340°
16:0018 kn27 kn340°
17:0018 kn27 kn340°
18:0018 kn26 kn340°
19:0018 kn27 kn340°
20:0018 kn27 kn330°
21:0018 kn27 kn330°
22:0017 kn27 kn330°
23:0017 kn27 kn330°

ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, sampled 15 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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