Bad news from Galapagos, Aggressor 1 Liveaboard is out of service 06/13

[DiveTheGalapagos]

The Aggressor I has been refloated and is being towed to Guayaquil. It will take a bit to know the extent of the damage. In the meantime, for anyone affected, the other liveaboards in Galapagos are being very generous in all attempts to relocate those affected. Aggressor 2 passengers will not be affected at all. No one booked on Aggressor after Sept 26 is affected at all.

If anyone needs to be put on another liveaboard and you're finding it tricky, please feel free to get in touch. We would be more than happy to see if we can help. We have managed to relocate a number of people in Aug and Sept.

Leslie@DiveTheGalapagos.com

 

[Dom@DiveAdvice]

Hmmm... let's first see what they offer the 'survivors'.

Interesting response - what would you suggest they offer the survivors.

 

[letterboy]

Interesting response - what would you suggest they offer the survivors.

Well, considering their last response of 100 dollars for a horrid trip experience I would guess they offer 5 or 10 dollars off another trip...

 

[full fin]

Oh and trip report: awesome. do it.

 

[letterboy]

No trip report yet. Would be interested to know what caused the accident so I can be in the lookout while I drive my boat.

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[SC_Hoaty]

No trip report yet. Would be interested to know what caused the accident so I can be in the lookout while I drive my boat.

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I gathered from the first post that it was running into rocks that was the problem. Don't do that. The results are bad. Ask the guy who drove the Costa Concordia.

It didn't work out too well for the Valdez, either.

 

[letterboy]

I was hoping for a more in depth account.

perhaps there charts were bad, or a peice of equipment failed.

of course I doubt we will ever be told if it turns out it was human error.

Is there some investigation that occurs in these situations?

 

[Scared Silly]

I was hoping for a more in depth account.

The rocks were at the same depth as the hull.

perhaps there charts were bad,

Charts were fine but the island moved.

or a piece of equipment failed.

Brain failure.

Is there some investigation that occurs in these situations?

Yes, but I doubt given the country and location.

 

[Allison Finch]

I was hoping for a more in depth account.

perhaps there charts were bad, or a peice of equipment failed.

of course I doubt we will ever be told if it turns out it was human error.

Is there some investigation that occurs in these situations?

Or, they fell asleep on a long night crossing. I would bet on that one.

 

[letterboy]

difficult to think that an operation such as this would not want to know and inform it's potential customers what the problem was and how they resolved it.

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