Red Sea Liveaboard Sinking

[Etmutt]

In a country where the GDP is less than $4k/year, I'd be leery of everyone.

I think this is presumptuous at best. You might have say that regulations are looser in poorer country, although it is not always true. But linking GDP to people reliability is a no go for me. Think about all the incident that are reported in higher GDP countries.

 

[BoltSnap]

I think this is presumptuous at best. You might have say that regulations are looser in poorer country, although it is not always true. But linking GDP to people reliability is a no go for me. Think about all the incident that are reported in higher GDP countries.

Well, do you know how many ships and ferries sank in Egypt? What about train wrecks?

 

[rmorgan]

Well, do you know how many ships and ferries sank in Egypt? What about train wrecks?

But I think a $4k per capita GDP includes Indonesia, Philippines, PNG, just misses Fiji, etc. so maybe not an ideal yardstick.

 

[DandyDon]

I think this is presumptuous at best. You might have say that regulations are looser in poorer country, although it is not always true. But linking GDP to people reliability is a no go for me. Think about all the incident that are reported in higher GDP countries.

I wonder if the captain was arrested for sailing an unsafe yacht, unsafe sailing, and abandoning the wreck before any passengers, or will be found sailing for another company?

I am still amazed that the passengers boarded a listing yacht. Yeah, they'd already paid for the trip, but still!

 

[RedSeaDiver2]

I wonder if the captain was arrested for sailing an unsafe yacht, unsafe sailing, and abandoning the wreck before any passengers, or will be found sailing for another company?

I am still amazed that the passengers boarded a listing yacht. Yeah, they'd already paid for the trip, but still!

I'm more amazed that they were standing on the damn thing filming on their phones while it was sinking underneath them!

 

[DandyDon]

I'm more amazed that they were standing on the damn thing filming on their phones while it was sinking underneath them!

They didn't seem to have other options at the moment, but life vests would have been a good idea. I still wonder if the yacht had any?

I got onto a boat in Roatan once for a 20 mile crossing to Utila, looked for vests, asked, and was told that they didn't carry any. I retrieved some from my regular boat, but then that trip ran into more problems. I'm sure others snicker at me, but I won't board any dive boat unless I am wearing my snorkel vest.

 

[BlueTrin]

I'm more amazed that they were standing on the damn thing filming on their phones while it was sinking underneath them!

I guess there’s nothing else you can do in this situation?

 

[noserider]

They didn't seem to have other options at the moment, but life vests would have been a good idea. I still wonder if the yacht had any?

I got onto a boat in Roatan once for a 20 mile crossing to Utila, looked for vests, asked, and was told that they didn't carry any. I retrieved some from my regular boat, but then that trip ran into more problems. I'm sure others snicker at me, but I won't board any dive boat unless I am wearing my snorkel vest.

The boat had life jackets listed on its website, but they probably were not accessible either in the cabins or on the top deck would be impossible to access when the boat is on its side.

 

[MB NZ]

If I couldn't find a lifejacket, I'd be grabbing the nearest BCD.

 

[blueskies_up_ahead]

Life vests missing or inaccessible is bad enough. What about only one out of two life rafts functioning and the crew jumping on that one, leaving passengers on the sinking ship? Yikes...