Need Help In Selecting Red Sea Liveaboard

[Christian]

Yes, RE has been in service for 15 years or so, and it shows (haven’t been on her though since 2016. But has been the best thanks to the capability of the vessel and the best crew/captains, hand picked by Yasser El Moafi, the owner, who is a true pioneer. He ”invented” most of the itineraries that today are ”copied” by other operators, ”Simply The Best” etc.

 

[divergirlLinda]

My first trip will be in November so I will let other more experienced divers comment. I thought you should know about the fire that sunk the Red see Aggressor I and resulted in the death of one of the customers. My understanding is that Aggressor is a franchise and so you cannot exactly expect the safety standards of one LOB to be the same of others in the fleet. Just be aware:

Fire on safari boat Suzana in Egypt (Red Sea Aggressor)

The Rescue of 18 tourists and one American is dead in a boat fire in Marsa Alam | Hurghadians Sources : the dead American tourist tried to save her laptop from the fire. | Hurghadians

scubaboard.com

I havent checked the validity of the postings from the survivors, but it's worth a read.

I also inquired about the event when I tried to book with the Red Sea Aggressor II for my trip, and they declined to comment.

It was an Aggressor. I appreciate the article. I travel on Aggressor a lot and feel very safe on them. Of course I will still research how/why this happened. One thing I have changed in the way I travel on liveaboards is that I do not stay below deck. I pay more to be on an upper deck.