Another Liveaboard Lost in the Red Sea

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The 30-meter liveaboard Seaduction sank last month in the far southern Egyptian Red Sea after its captain apparently disregarded severe weather warnings. The 18 diving guests and crew escaped from the boat, but most had to abandon their possessions and subsequently spent some eight hours adrift in small boats.

The incident occurred in the early hours of October 24, halfway through a charter trip out of Hamata. Most vessels, including liveaboards, were reported to have heeded warnings of stormy weather and high waves and stayed farther north in the more sheltered area of Sataya Reef....

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