At least four other people were hurt when the Costa Europa, carrying 1,473 passengers, came into the harbour during bad weather at 1.45am today
The dead sailors were an Indian, a Honduran and a Brazilian, and the injured people apparently include three British women and an Italian man.
As far as we know from reports they are all in a stable condition in hospital .
In a statement, Costa Cruises confirmed that the Costa Europa had damaged the starboard side of the hull, but said it was “now safely docked in port”.
“We sadly have to confirm the deaths of three crew members,” the Italian company said.
“The guests have been disembarked and are being accommodated in local hotels,” it added.
Witnesses said Sharm al-Sheikh had been hit by fierce winds overnight and that the crash had left a 2m-wide hole in the hull.
The Costa Europa was on an 18-day cruise from Dubai to Savona, and had arrived in Sharm al-Sheikh from the Egyptian port of Safaga.
Whilst cruise ships are one of the safest ways to travel, sometimes the weather does freak things and tragedies do happen.
I will be following this closely as I have clients on board, and want to know that they are safely on terra firma.
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