THIS is the terrifying moment Brit tourists jump off a sinking ship after it capsized in Egypt’s “Bermuda Triangle”.
The group of 16 were onboard a 137ft luxury charter yacht during a dream holiday in the Red Sea last month.
The British tourists were joined by ten Europeans from a Spanish diving club, who had planned to descend upon the picturesque Shaab Abu Nuhas reef.
The body of water is informally known as Egypt’s Bermuda Triangle.
During the voyage, the Carlton Queen suddenly capsized on April 24.
Terrifying footage showed the ship flipped on its side submerged in the water with a race against time before it was claimed by the sea.
A Brit is seen jumping off into the water.
The rest of the passengers are heard trying to alert emergency services as a nearby tanker sent out a distress signal from its horns.
Christian Hanson, who was onboard the sinking boat, told the Mirror the accident took most passengers by surprise.
He said: “It was going to be a nice easy crossing… we were discussing the dive then all of a sudden there’s a massive sway in the boat and the tables move towards us and we have to lift our legs up to avoid it crashing into us.
“The boat tipped to about 40 degrees, you can see the bubbles in the water whizzing past the windows that we’re now stood on, the pressure of the water was jetting water through the cracks around the window too.”
Christian was with two others and almost became trapped in the cabin.
Amid the horror, the brave tourists fought their way out.
Christian said: “All the time we must’ve been thinking if this boat turns over we’ll be dead… the windows could’ve shattered, there were so many ways that could’ve trapped us in there.”
Once they made it out safely, they were able to get onboard life rafts.
There were no fatalities or serious injuries. However, most passengers reportedly lost all their belongings.
The Sun Online has reached the Carlton Fleet for comment.
