Photo: Yasser Gouda
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No-one was injured by the fire, which broke out at the facility on 30 January, causing severe damage to several diving vessels that were undergoing routine maintenance.
Typhoon was part of the Tornado Marine Fleet of liveaboards operating in Egyptian waters. Tornado's CEO Ayman Mousa has been working with UK representative Scuba Travel to ensure that divers booked on imminent charters are accommodated onto sister ships MY Hurricane and MY Whirlwind.
Preliminary investigations have not yet established whether the fire started on board the Typhoon or in the dry dock. However, witnesses say that it spread quickly and was difficult to control because of strong winds and sandstorms in the Suez region.
The photograph shown here was taken by Yasser Gouda, owner of the liveaboard MY Juliet (represented in the UK by Oonasdivers), which was also in dry dock but not affected by the fire. Yasser said the fire was attended by fire engines and police, but the wind hampered their efforts.
According to Yasser, the liveaboards Hyatt (represented in the UK by Aquatours) and MY Sweet Dream had also sustained severe fire damage, while VIP-One was affected to a lesser extent.
A spokesman for Tornado Marine Fleet said: 'Typhoon has given many happy memories to clients and staff alike and will be missed within the fleet. Plans are already in process to expand the fleet once again and we hope we will be announcing a new arrival in the near future.'
Scuba Travel has been busy making alternative arrangements for bookings on the Typhoon and said it will be contacting all customers within the next few days to reconfirm their reservation. 'We ask all existing customers to please be patient while we work to reschedule our existing charters,' a Scuba Travel spokesman
