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Probably due to the number of dead and the difficulty of identification. The boat had been chartered by an aggregator. A few would have known one another, but the PAX list would be spread out.

They would have also had a limited amount of O2 in pony bottles in first aid kits. That went up when heated, too. I wonder where those were stored?

Once you've gotten lucky in the dark, made your way to the bunk and opened the unmarked, unlit hatch while on your knees, you turn around on your knees until you face the open part and haul your body through in a prone position on the floor. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy. I suppose you then stay...

This is what the emergency hatch exits to. So easy to climb out of....

Don't forget the part about "it exits into a 2X2X3 cabinet".

My take is that once you start referring to them and treating them as water taxis, they monetize the cheapness. For example, triple tiering a revenue bunk right underneath an unmarked, unlit 2X2 emergency hatch that exits into a 3 foot tall cabinet/countertop that is an integral part of the...

So where is the anchor watch?

Nobody is talking about handholding while you dive, and if you want to live like you're in a grubby Amsterdam hostel when you dive, nobody is taking that away from you either. We are talking about pretty basic standards of safety involving you not drowning when your boat sinks and not burning...

I thought that was the case, and is clearer on this large monitor than it was on my phone. Its an emergency exit through a 2X2 opening into a 3 foot tall unlit cabinet that you'd have to be either a contortionist or 10 years old to use, considering the height of the revenue bunk underneath...

Did they? Where are the markings for that hatch? Is there emergency lighting on it? Can it be quickly or easily engaged? Where does it even go to?

"The Beverly Hills Supper Club operated without incident for many years before burning up with hundreds of people inside. Surely that must count for something in the safety record. And what about the Triangle Shirtwaist operation, doing fine for so long?"

I'm good with that.

I've been on mixed dive/pleasure sails with two, and that worked fine. I agree that drills on egress with PFD in 6 hours is a must, pain in the ass though they may be - and that includes a discussion on fire hazards, identification of points of egress, and an abundance of emergency lighting...

Beaten up, ragged and threadbare. The heads are not being cleaned well because every surface is stained. The kitchen isn't being cleaned well, either. They're just going through the motions, and it shows.

I counted only two fire extinguishers in that clip - one at the end of the buffet and one down in the head - nothing in sleeping quarters. And let me add - that boat is not well-maintained.

New to this board, but I've followed it for years. Here’s my thing - as divers, we need to stop bargain hunting and learn to expect and demand more - the rate charged by this aggregator was way too low, and that is the problem, because the industry responds to demand for thrift by cutting...