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Dive boat tourist raises concerns and tips for dive safety

Dive boat liveaboard Egypt, Sea Story

A liveaboard boat in the Red Sea, with Sinai in the backdrop

On November 25, a Red Sea dive boat capsized, leaving 44 tourists and crew fending for their lives. We have a saga of stories you can follow here about the Sea Story incident, including interviews with survivors. Timothy, a diver reached out to us hoping to raise concerns he had while diving in Egypt with the same company that charted the ill-fated Sea Story, but he travelled just a week earlier.

“I am a certified PADI divemaster with over 600 worldwide dives. I am not a survivor of the sinking – I was on a different boat the Sea Pearl, operated by the same company, during the week immediately previous to the sinking,” says Timothy, using his first name only.

Like survivors of the Sea Story, Timothy says Dive Pro transferred him to another boat last minute: “This often happens for operational reasons – desire to have boats travel fully booked; mechanical or logistical issues with the boats; crew availability; weather and conditions, etc. I had been booked onto the Tillis but was moved to the Sea Pearl about 48 hours before the trip was due to begin.

“This wasn’t an issue for me, but many others were annoyed that they could not travel on their preferred boat, or that they had paid for an upper-deck cabin but were now on the lower deck,” he says.

What message do you have for other divers booking liveaboard trips anywhere in the world?

Liveaboard dive safari in Raja Ampat

Liveaboard in Raja Ampat

“Be very aware of safety concerns when researching a Red Sea live-aboard trip. Review your chosen boat’s safety provisions. Book (and insist upon receiving) an upper-deck cabin.
“Familiarise you and your buddy with your life jackets.”
What message do you have for divers whose intuition tells you the boat isn’t safe? 
Liveaboard dive boat in Egypt

A low-cost liveaboard in Egypt sounds like an adventure of a lifetime. Make sure it’s safe.

“Trust your intuition. However there is little you can do other than take safety into your own hands.”
Will you dive in Egypt again and if yes, with who?
“Likely, but perhaps shore dives, and with a different company, which I will thoroughly research.”

How many diving boat accidents were there in 2024 in Egypt?

 “Sea Story” sank in November, as it is in the news. Cause unknown so far, search for remaining survivors is ongoing. 11 people died.

“MV Nouran” sank on 6th of November due to a fire on board, all divers & crew got rescued.

“MY Seaduction” colided with a reef in October, all 18 divers + 10 crew got rescued.

“Exocet” sank after coliding with a reef in June, all divers + crew got rescued.

“MY Sea Legend” had a fire on board in February, one casualty from Germany.

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Karin Kloosterman is an award-winning journalist and publisher that founded Green Prophet to unite a prosperous Middle East. She shows through her work that positive, inspiring dialogue creates action that impacts people, business and planet. She has published in thought-leading newspapers and magazines globally, owns an IoT tech chip patent, and is part of teams that build world-changing products to make agriculture and our planet more sustainable. Reach out directly to karin@greenprophet.com

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Karin Kloosterman is an award-winning journalist and publisher that founded Green Prophet to unite a prosperous Middle East. She shows through her work that positive, inspiring dialogue creates action that impacts people, business and planet. She has published in thought-leading newspapers and magazines globally, owns an IoT tech chip patent, and is part of teams that build world-changing products to make agriculture and our planet more sustainable. Reach out directly to karin@greenprophet.com

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