View the April news bulletin in full: IIMS News Bulletin April 2025 (pdf format) or click to read it in eReader magazine format.
Two ‘lite’ podcast versions are also available to listen to. Yacht & Small Craft Surveyors (run time 19 minutes) and Commercial Ship Surveyors (run time 23 minutes).
I wanted to start my column this month by posing a question! What on earth is going on in the Red Sea with a succession of dive boat incidents and accidents in recent times? The latest in this saga of unfortunate events happened on 6 February when a dive boat on tow capsized, spilling 6 crew into the water. Thankfully, all were recovered safely. The tour boat Triton had just completed maintenance and was en route to Hurghada when it capsized. Who on earth is inspecting these vessels and passing them as fit? In this day and age, this is unacceptable, and I can but only add my voice to the many others who want answers, not least the families of those who have so needlessly lost loved ones. I call for an urgent review by the local maritime authorities and urge them to raise surveying standards in the Red Sea to prevent future incidents.