We are booked on that vessel in early January 2024. Trip leader has notified us of the fire and confirmed all guests and crew safe. Have no status on the vessel and or the trip as he will need to get details from Master Liveaboard. They lost the Palau Siren to a storm and fire some years ago.
Vessel Indo Siren Fire?
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It is really a shame that there is no central repository of liveaboard accidents to help all of us make our trip decisions. I tried to do this for the Red Sea but found the experience extremely frustrating. Information is extermely difficult to come by and follow up is nearly non existent. The liveaboard industry does its very best to keep this information a secret. I was on the Red Sea Aggressor I in 2016, three and a half years later, it caught fire and sank, killing one.
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Why doesn't someone/a group with some authority make this reporting a requirement? Does the liveaboard community have that much power? This is not only embarrassing, it is a disgrace.
It's a global industry, such as it is, and presumably with zero interest in regulation of any sort. I expect every operator figures the next time could be their turn, and they all have a shared interest in perpetuating the impression--illusion?--that liveaboards are easy and safe. Other than passing interest in the general media, Scubaboard and Undercurrent are the two sources that I'm aware of. Perhaps there are others?
What a shame--the Siren appears to have been a beautiful boat.
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14 boats in 20 years seems low (0.7 per year), but at the same time, a lot! LOL They're losing nearly a boat per year in the Red Sea...and I'm sure this isn't a comprehensive list for the reasons the OP stated. What's most compelling to me is they've lost 6 boats in the most recent TWO YEARS when you'd think modern technology and modern safety features would prevent or mitigate some of these accidents. Of course, you have to implement them......
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