Vessel German woman missing after Sea Legend fire - Red Sea

[MB NZ]

With all these reports lately it's easy to write off all Red Sea liveaboards as safety risks but both I've been on have had muster drills on the first day where you grab your life jacket out of the cabin (or from the alternate stash on the fly deck) and meet at the evacuation point. Let's not use a broad brush to paint the entire destination with the failings of a few risky operations.

Yes, full safety briefing and walkthrough from cabins to exit at bow on Grand Sea Serpent last year. Life jackets in cabins. Couldn't fault the approach to safety on the boat. That said, if I ever do another liveaboard trip anywhere in the world, I'll be booking an above deck cabin.

 

[JonnieB]

Nice...these reports and the Houti actions will make Red Sea LOBs cheaper

 

[BoundForElsewhere]

If you haven't yet dived the reefs offshore of Yanbu they are spectacular.

Added to the list. Thank you.

 

[ADVRider808]

Added to the list. Thank you.

The Farasan Islands were on my bucket list, although we could never make the timing work. I doubt it is the safest place to go at the moment though.

 

[RedSeaDiver2]

The Farasan Islands were on my bucket list, although we could never make the timing work. I doubt it is the safest place to go at the moment though.

The reefs around Yanbu are better and safer.

 

[RedSeaDiver2]

With these reports, amazed I'm still alive after all my visits to the Egyptian Red Sea. Just got lucky?

**** I reckon having lived there that I must have used 12 of my 9 lives!

 

[Etmutt]

Added to the list. Thank you.

Yanbu is good; but let s be honest the egyptian side is better

Farasan island is not very good diving wise; if you absolutely want to go make sure to go between September and may.

 

[RedSeaDiver2]

Yanbu is good; but let s be honest the egyptian side is better

Farasan island is not very good diving wise; if you absolutely want to go make sure to go between September and may.

I wouldn't bother going down as far as the Farasan's - Sudan is much better.

 

[ADVRider808]

Sorry to have taken this thread off topic. Red Sea live aboards reminded me of an old desire to visit the Farasan when I was living in Riyadh. It "seemed" that operators out of Jeddah were on their game, although I never got to experience a multi-day trip, so really couldn't comment on adherence to safety protocols.

 

[Matt Hedrick]

With all these reports lately it's easy to write off all Red Sea liveaboards as safety risks but both I've been on have had muster drills on the first day where you grab your life jacket out of the cabin (or from the alternate stash on the fly deck) and meet at the evacuation point. Let's not use a broad brush to paint the entire destination with the failings of a few risky operations.

Yes, this ^ …