Egyptian LOB sank

[Lu Y]

Just saw in the new another (3rd this year) LOB from Egypt sank. Anything to worry about?

Egyptian liveaboard sinks in deep south

A liveaboard has sunk in the far southern Egyptian Red Sea, after its captain appeared to have disregarded severe weather warnings. The 18 diving guests were

divernet.com

 

[JustSurfaceInterval]

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[Lu Y]

There is already a thread on that topic... here....

I also noticed after posting, but unfortunately didn't find out how to remove my thread

 

[JustSurfaceInterval]

Just overwrite it... See Post #2

 

[Lu Y]

Just overwrite it... See Post #2

Hmm so all good now? Sorry my IT skill is even worse than my diving skill (this one is bad too)

 

[Cornbread O'Malley]

Sorry my IT skill is even worse than my diving skill (this one is bad too)

hehehe! Everything will improve with more practice!

I keyed in on the part in the article about the one diver who escaped with his documents and returned home sooner than the other divers. On my first liveaboard, one of the divers had lost friends in the MV Conception fire off of Santa Cruz Island, California in 2019. This diver told me to have all my important documents in an easily identifiable bag hanging somewhere easily accessible in my cabin. I use a small, red waterproof stuff sack to hold all the important stuff. In event of an emergency, this stuff sack is the first thing (and most likely the only thing) I grab before exiting my cabin.

 

[Centrals]

hehehe! Everything will improve with more practice!

I keyed in on the part in the article about the one diver who escaped with his documents and returned home sooner than the other divers. On my first liveaboard, one of the divers had lost friends in the MV Conception fire off of Santa Cruz Island, California in 2019. This diver told me to have all my important documents in an easily identifiable bag hanging somewhere easily accessible in my cabin. I use a small, red waterproof stuff sack to hold all the important stuff. In event of an emergency, this stuff sack is the first thing (and most likely the only thing) I grab before exiting my cabin.

A speed boat with over 70 passenger sunk off the coast of Koh Lipe, on the way to Koh Lanta, in rough sea last Christmas. Everyone was thrown overboard but was rescued together with personal belongings eventually.
It is a good idea to have all the important document, money etc in a waterproof bag and carry on you.
Cargo pant with big zip pocket is my preferred choice.

 

[Searcaigh]

I use a small, red waterproof stuff sack to hold all the important stuff. In event of an emergency, this stuff sack is the first thing (and most likely the only thing) I grab before exiting my cabin.

Maybe attach an SMB with a double ender to it as well.

 

[Lu Y]

A speed boat with over 70 passenger sunk off the coast of Koh Lipe, on the way to Koh Lanta, in rough sea last Christmas. Everyone was thrown overboard but was rescued together with personal belongings eventually.
It is a good idea to have all the important document, money etc in a waterproof bag and carry on you.
Cargo pant with big zip pocket is my preferred choice.

In my opinion the boat accidents in Thailand are less relevant as they almost always overload the passenger boats or day trip boats, and there is almost no security measures.

What worries me more is the number of LOB accidents with divers losing equipment. Of course news articles always make things look worse than they are (I'm sure chance of losing something on a LOB is much lower than being stolen something on the street).

Would the number of LOB sinking / fire change your decision on LOB going forward?

 

[Mod63]

Would the number of LOB sinking / fire change your decision on LOB going forward?

Nope.