The Red Sea is calling - Join us on Hurghada Splash Boat

[e_badawi]

The Red Sea is large, and the dive sites are plentiful. I wouldn't call it "crowded", although some dive sites may get that in high season- especially the ones within daily boat range..

I also doubt the 1000 monthly safari count. Assuming each boat makes 3-4 safaries monthly, this would imply, what, 250-300 safari boats? I don't think there are so many active all year round, but I may be wrong and even if the count includes Sharm, Hurgada and some other minor bases- in terms of crowdness it is not so severe. In terms of safety I would think this does not change the picture- 6, 10 incidents yearly, god knows how many were "almost" and "we got lucky this time" and gone unreported.

Even if the dude is correct, and there are diving trips 1000/month or 12000/year (again, probably much less safaries), then having 10 incidents out of, say, 10000 trips is bad safety record. Probably it is even worse than that...

The Red Sea has 1200 safari live aboard licenced boats and 5800 daily diving boat.
Sinai (Sharm, Dahab, Taba) and the rest going down (Hurghada, Safaga, Marsa Alam, Hamata, Ain Sokhna, Porto Gharib,Marsa Nakiri, Marsa Shagara) and few more.
There is no "unreported" events. Because if boat will not report, the passengers will.
By all means, it is not a contest of accident records. Egypt has been and most likely will always be one of the strangest countries of a place with a systemless "system". As an American myself who moved here only 3 years ago, I will not deny that. In fact I always tell them all here that same exact opinion.
However, in such an industry, they are indeed at a much better "safety" and "standards" place than Indonesia, Philippines, Mexico or Malaysia.
I know that fact because I have been there and done that already.

Anyways... When it is time to give it a try, at least you have a place you can try with confidence, then you can judge for yourself. See you soon.

 

[e_badawi]

I would like to go diving in the red sea one day but it will be years before I would seriously consider a trip. I'm not sure the best way to show your safety features, inspections , and safety records of the boat and parent company owning it, but that would help me, along with a few years without accidents.

It is possible that liveaboards and diving are safe in the red sea, I hope they are.

I wish you all the best and maybe we'll meet one day if my perception of safety improves and I can finally see the thistlegorm.

Don't take our word for it. Maybe you should ask those who already have done it.
Incidents/accidents happens all the time sadly.

 

[JustSurfaceInterval]

@e_badawi You should joinf forces with @Helmica You both have much in common....