Coral Queen under refit

Coral Queen, the popular Red Sea diving liveaboard sunk in early July, has been refloated and has returned to port for repairs.

Pumped out and sealed, the 24m vessel was able to make her own way to Safaga, Egypt, where she is now in dry dock. Repairs will begin after an assessment has been completed of the damage done to the hull and interior, flooded when the boat hit a reef at the Sha'ab Sataya dive site at Fury Shoals.

Oonasdivers, the boat's British charter agent, has opened a fund for donations to the crew of about ten Egyptians who have temporarily lost their jobs while the boat sits high and dry. Contributors should contact Alison Rider, Oonasdivers' MD, at alison@oonasdivers.com

Source: www.divernet.com