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Given the careless disregard for diver safety and the liveaboard companies sinking boats and killing people, no, thanks. There's no justification or excuse for what's been going on. You've had five years to learn and make changes from the Conception tragedy in 2019. In addition, if there's 1000 dive safaris every month, that's a very crowded ocean and doesn't have any appeal. Read some of the trip reports here about the diving and the operators.
 
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.
 
Given the careless disregard for diver safety and the liveaboard companies sinking boats and killing people, no, thanks. There's no justification or excuse for what's been going on. You've had five years to learn and make changes from the Conception tragedy in 2019. In addition, if there's 1000 dive safaris every month, that's a very crowded ocean and doesn't have any appeal. Read some of the trip reports here about the diving and the operators.
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...
 
Note that this here is about day trips, right? not about multi days LoB / Safari.
Picture of the boat: here.
The promotion is a little thick, don't you think? "SPLASH is a watercraft so unique on many different levels. It has been built to provide our passengers with absolute luxury, a sense of warm ownership entitlement, and safety above all."
 
We are not just a "daily" boat!
We are the most luxurious "daily" boat in the Red Sea.
We mix our own gasses onboard (even Trimix!), which doesn't even happen on the best live aboard in the whole continent.
With our private 24/7 emergency evacuation contract, we also separate ourselves FAR for the usual "daily" boats you might have been on in the past 😊
That emergency evacuation service does cover our crew too, not only for guests use.

We have our own water desailnation station and 2 generators unlike any other "daily" boats.

I think you should try our service once to better get the full scale of what a luxurious "daily" boat really stands for.
 
Given the careless disregard for diver safety and the liveaboard companies sinking boats and killing people, no, thanks. There's no justification or excuse for what's been going on. You've had five years to learn and make changes from the Conception tragedy in 2019. In addition, if there's 1000 dive safaris every month, that's a very crowded ocean and doesn't have any appeal. Read some of the trip reports here about the diving and the operators.
I think there is no point to reply to your comment. We already have many happy and safe customers. Not only on our boat, but also on many other boats. It is like blaming the whole American car industry for a single or double major accidents on an unpaved road!
But it is your own opinion and shall be respected regardless because it is from a "human" brain. You have the right to say so.
 
Note that this here is about day trips, right? not about multi days LoB / Safari.
Picture of the boat: here.
The promotion is a little thick, don't you think? "SPLASH is a watercraft so unique on many different levels. It has been built to provide our passengers with absolute luxury, a sense of warm ownership entitlement, and safety above all."
We are not just a "daily" boat!
We are the most luxurious "daily" boat in the Red Sea.
We mix our own gasses onboard (even Trimix!), which doesn't even happen on the best live aboard in the whole continent.
With our private 24/7 emergency evacuation contract, we also separate ourselves FAR for the usual "daily" boats you might have been on in the past 😊
That emergency evacuation service does cover our crew too, not only for guests use.

We have our own water desailnation station and 2 generators unlike any other "daily" boats.

I think you should try our service once to better get the full scale of what a luxurious "daily" boat really stands for.
 

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