More Details of the Sinking of MY Sea Legend

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As mentioned in Flotsam & Jetsam Undercurrent March, the Red Sea liveaboard MY Sea Legend sank after a fire on February 22 near the town of El Quseir.

The vessel became engulfed in flames around 4:00 a.m. after a fire started, apparently in the galley.

Sea Legend was fully occupied with 17 passengers, 12 crew members, and two dive guides. They abandoned ship within 10 minutes after being awakened.

In the prevailing darkness and rough seas, all but one person were evacuated by the liveaboard's inflatables, despite one of the boats having no working motor and needing towing by the other....

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