MAIB issues urgent safety warning for Red Sea dive boat trips
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued safety advice for those considering a liveaboard dive holiday in the...
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Red Sea dive-boat survivors accuse Egyptian authorities of cover up
Survivors of a deadly dive-boat accident in the Red Sea last year have raised serious concerns about how the...
Safety fears mount as MAIB investigates multiple Red Sea dive boat incidents
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published an update on accidents involving dive boats operating in the Red...
Red Sea sinking: Survivors found after 30 hours trapped in 20cm air pockets
Five people have been found alive after surviving in “20cm air pockets” for over 30 hours, after the Sea...
More than a dozen missing after tourist yacht capsizes in Red Sea
A tourist yacht named Sea Story sank off the coast of Egypt’s Red Sea on Monday morning (25 November...
Video: Smugglers’ ship sunk to form Ireland’s first artificial reef
A former smugglers’ ship, MV Shingle, has been sunk off the coast of County Mayo to form Ireland’s first...
Historic wreck of ship linked to William Wordsworth given protection
The wreck of the Earl of Abergavenny, an East India Company ship captained by John Wordsworth, brother of renowned...
A scuba diving couple, adrift at sea for a day and a half, say they plan to dive again
Two experienced divers who were rescued by the US Coastguard after losing their boat and spending 36 hours adrift...
MAIB issues safety bulletin after diver – hit by propeller – dies
Following a tragic accident in September last year, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) says all owners, operators and...
VIDEO: Fire on dive boat, all reported safe
Sea Safari VII, a dive charter boat based in Indonesia, has become another casualty of fire, with – as...
Cornish dive brand opens European base of operations to serve EU
Cornwall-based scuba diving and ocean sports brand Fourth Element is opening a new European office and warehouse in Gdańsk,...
