Red Sea Aggressor V

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Red Sea Aggressor V under way in the Red Sea — the yacht's name in large letters along the white hull

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40 m · 26 guests · 13 cabins · 12 crew members

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Red Sea Aggressor V is a 40-metre steel yacht working out of Port Hamata Marina at the very southern end of the Egyptian coast. Her name is painted in large letters along the hull, and the bathroom mirror carries the engraving «Red Sea Aggressor V · Azul»: under the local flag she sails as M/Y Azul, and that is her real name in Egyptian paperwork.

The brand runs three hulls in the Red Sea and splits them by region: Red Sea Aggressor II works the north, Red Sea Aggressor IV the south out of Port Ghalib, and this fifth one is assigned to the deep south. It is not the same trip as the fourth: neither Brothers nor Elphinstone is on the plan — this yacht goes further, to Rocky, Zabargad and Elba Reef near the border.

The brand belongs to the American company Aggressor Adventures; the yacht and her crew are local, twelve people looking after twenty-six guests. Five decks: the lower one holds the restaurant, the galley and two Master staterooms; the main deck has two more Masters, four Deluxe cabins and the dive deck with its platform; the upper deck carries five Deluxe cabins; above that a full-beam lounge, and right at the top an open sun deck with a hot tub and a bar. Teak decking, pale interiors, panoramic glazing in the lounge.

The week runs to a strict pattern: boarding Saturday between 3 and 6 pm, departure Sunday morning as soon as the port authorities issue clearance, diving Sunday through Thursday, two morning dives on Friday and a return to Port Hamata, cocktail party and dinner on board. Check-out Saturday by 8 am. Late arrivals are not accepted at all: once the passenger list has gone to the port, nobody else is allowed aboard.

Two itineraries alternate week by week: Rocky & Zabargad, and Elba Reef. Both start and finish in Port Hamata, both are built around drift dives from the tenders, and both include snorkelling with spinner dolphins. Once a year the yacht is repositioned between Port Hamata and Hurghada — those trips are longer, nine nights instead of seven. The port itself is remote: no hotels, restaurants or shops nearby, so you get there on the operator’s bus or in a car booked in advance.

No mark-up

You pay the rate the operator publishes. The only thing added on top is the actual payment processing cost — no fee of ours.

We run the booking

Correspondence with the operator, holding your places, the contract, confirmation and all paperwork sit on our side. Nothing for you to arrange yourself.

Pay by card

We send you a Stripe invoice — pay by card, in your own currency, from anywhere in the world. The transfer to the operator is handled on our side.

Support in your language

We help you pick the cabin and dates, answer questions on the route and gear, and stay reachable until you are home — in English, in your time zone.

We quote the exact amount when confirming the booking: it covers the operator's rate plus the actual payment processing cost. No hidden charges.

Yacht Specifications

Length

40 m

Beam

9 m

Material

Steel

Capacity

26 guests

Cabins

13

Crew

12 members

Speed

10–12 knots

Engine

diesel power, 220 V ship's supply

Bathrooms

13

Tender

2 tenders of 7.5 m with 85 HP engines, each carrying up to 13 guests

On Board

Air conditioning in every cabin
Private bathroom with shower in every cabin
Hair dryer, towels and linens
Safety deposit box and mini fridge in the cabin
Mirrored cabinet and space for soft luggage under the bed
TV with media player in every cabin
You can plug a laptop into the TV and go through the day's footage
Sound system with volume control in the cabin
Smoke detectors and sprinkler system
Air-conditioned saloon with sofas and a large screen
Bar in the saloon and a second bar on the upper sun deck
Open sun deck with a hot tub
Restaurant on the lower deck
A collection of a thousand films and series
Books for exchange and marine life identification guides
Small on-board boutique, the bill is settled on the last day of diving
220 V sockets, types C and F — bring an adapter
Some cabins have USB-C ports instead of sockets
Wi-Fi works only in port — on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Smoking allowed only at the rear of the sun deck

Diving on board

20–22 dives per week on the Rocky & Zabargad itinerary
18–20 dives per week on the Elba Reef itinerary
3–4 dives a day, two on the last day
Recreational diving only, no decompression stops
Night dives on several evenings
On Rocky & Zabargad three dives out of five are drift dives from a tender, the rest from the stern platform
On Elba Reef around 70% of the dives are drifts from skiffs, the rest swim-throughs and sheltered reefs from the stern
12 L (80 cu ft) tanks with convertible DIN and INT valves — no adapter needed
Weights and weight belt included
15 L tank at extra cost and by advance request
Nitrox 32% at extra cost
Assigned seat on the dive deck with a bin for gear and a rail for the wetsuit
Camera table and charging station, photography coaching on board
A videographer films the week — for a separate fee
Advanced Open Water and nitrox courses on board, PADI or SSI
Open Water check-out dives on a referral from your own instructor
If a guest's equipment fails, the crew lends replacement gear free of charge

The operator publishes no minimum certification level and no minimum number of logged dives — not on the yacht page, not on the destination page, not in the pre-trip document. The paperwork requirements, on the other hand, are strict. You must bring a certification card (physical or digital) and an RSTC medical form completed before you arrive; if your answers call for a physician's signature, get it in advance — there is no doctor near Port Hamata, and without the form you will not be allowed in the water. A passport scan is uploaded to the operator's system 14 days before departure (Israeli citizens 30 days), otherwise you will not be allowed aboard: the lists go to the Egyptian border service in advance. Diving is done in buddy pairs: the crew briefs the group and enters the water with it, but does not lead divers by the hand — the plan and its execution are down to the pair. Your own gear is mandatory: mask, fins, snorkel, BCD, regulator with an alternate air source and pressure gauge, dive computer, SMB with reel and a wetsuit. The SMB is not a formality here: most dives are drifts, you surface away from the yacht, and the tender finds you by your marker. Solo diving, double tanks, underwater scooters, decompression and technical diving, spearguns and any kind of collecting are prohibited; sidemount is accepted only in a single-tank configuration. The operator does not offer private guides as a matter of policy. Water is 23–29 °C depending on season: 3 mm is enough in summer, 5 mm is needed in winter.

Dining

Breakfast made to order
Buffet lunch
Dinner served at the table
Snacks in the morning and mid-afternoon
Mediterranean and Egyptian cooking with some Western dishes
Fresh fruit, homemade bread, soups, salads, seafood, beef, chicken and desserts
Juices, soft drinks, iced water, iced tea and coffee free of charge
A limited selection of local beer and wine is included in the price
Cocktail party and dinner on board on the last evening
No pork on board

Meals run from the day of arrival to the morning of departure with no exceptions: on Friday the yacht is already back in Port Hamata, but dinner is still served on board — there is simply nowhere to go ashore in this port. Spirits are not sold on board and the operator openly suggests buying your own in airport duty free: Egyptian duties are high. Nothing is poured between dives — once you drink, you are a sunbather until the next day. Special diets, allergies and medical restrictions go into the booking questionnaire and are discussed with the chef on day one, but provisions are bought ashore before departure, and rare items such as gluten-free pasta or sports nutrition are better brought with you.

Navigation and safety

Built and maintained to the requirements of the local regulator and the rules of the flag state
First aid kit, oxygen and a defibrillator on board
Nearest hyperbaric chamber in Marsa Alam, 132 km from Port Hamata
Nautilus Marine Rescue GPS radio is provided free of charge on this yacht
Two 7.5 m tenders escort the groups on drift dives
Satellite phones and communicators such as Garmin InReach are banned from import by Egyptian customs
Drones may not be brought into Egypt — they are confiscated at the border
Underwater scooters and electric surfboards are not accepted on board
Lithium-ion batteries are charged only at the open-air camera station, never inside the yacht
The crew cannot take medication into safekeeping, including anything needing refrigeration

Cabins

· 4 cabins

Double bed

Beds: 1 queen-size double bed (160 × 200 cm)

Four cabins with a double bed. Two (#1 and 2) sit on the lower deck next to the restaurant, two more (#3 and 4) on the main deck. All have a porthole, a private bathroom with shower, a mirrored cabinet, a safe and a mini fridge. The operator gives the size as 12 × 13 feet (about 15 m²), while its own pre-trip document describes the cabins as compact — 80–120 square feet; the two figures differ by nearly a factor of two, so plan on a compact cabin. The operator sells these cabins to couples only, or to a single guest paying the single supplement.

Air conditioning Private bathroom with shower Hair dryer and towels Mirrored cabinet and drawers Safe and mini fridge TV with media player Sound system with volume control

· 9 cabins

Twin beds

Beds: 2 single beds (100 × 200 cm)

Nine cabins with two single beds. Four on the main deck (#5–8), five on the upper deck (#9–13), where the beds are placed side by side. Cabins 5 and 6 look out through a porthole, 7–13 have large windows. The finish is pale: ash-toned wood, light flooring, a reading light above each bed and a shared chest with an open shelf between the beds. The operator gives the size as 12 × 13 feet for cabins 5–8 and 11 × 13 feet for cabins 9–13; the same cabins are called compact in its pre-trip document. Some cabins have USB-C ports instead of sockets — a phone needs no adapter, a laptop power supply does.

Air conditioning Private bathroom with shower Hair dryer and towels Mirrored cabinet and drawers Safe and mini fridge TV with media player Sound system with volume control

Schedule & Pricing

Rocky & Zabargad

Port Hamata — Port Hamata, 7 nights. The deep south of Egypt: two rocks in the open sea, an overnight passage from the coast. Zabargad is the largest marine park in the southern Red Sea — Turtle Bay holds cuttlefish, octopus, bluespotted rays and crocodilefish, turtles nest on the beach in August, and beyond the bay begin walls of hard and soft coral, the wreck of the Khanka, and passing oceanic whitetips, grey reef sharks, silvertips, hammerheads and mantas. Rocky Island, five kilometres to the south-east, is sheer walls and a jagged profile where the current turns almost every dive into a drift. On the way out and back: Sataya and Abu Galawa with easy coral gardens for the check-out dive, Habili Aly and Habili Gaffar with barracuda, tuna and reef sharks, an overnight and a night dive at Dangerous Reef with its swim-throughs, the caves of St John's, and snorkelling with a pod of spinner dolphins on the last morning. The week comes to 20–22 dives, three out of five of them drifts from a tender.

September 2026
1 departure
October 2026
1 departure

Elba Reef

Port Hamata — Port Hamata, 7 nights. The yacht's furthest programme: three days and three nights on the Elba reefs near Egypt's southern border, where ordinary Egyptian safaris do not go. Elba's northern plateau starts at twenty metres and drops to forty-five, its edge lined with huge sea fans; grey reef sharks and hammerheads are regular here. The southern plateau is shorter, with a scatter of pinnacles, and a cave system opens along the eastern edge at seven metres. The upturned Levanzo lies on the eastern reef: you drop straight from the Zodiac onto the stern and propeller at twenty metres, the hull is covered in black and soft corals, and at the break at forty metres recreational limits end. On the way back: Big and Little Gotta at St John's with caves where whitetip reef sharks rest, Paradise Reef, Sataya, and snorkelling with spinner dolphins on the last morning. The week comes to 18–20 dives, around 70% of them drifts from the skiffs. Note that the marine park fee on this itinerary is twice what it is on Rocky & Zabargad.

October 2026
1 departure
November 2026
1 departure

Prices and availability can change. Get in touch and we'll confirm current dates and pricing.

Included in Price

Accommodation in an air-conditioned cabin with a private bathroom
Full board from Saturday dinner to Saturday breakfast
Snacks morning and afternoon
Juices, soft drinks, iced water, iced tea and coffee
A limited selection of local beer and wine
Dive package — 18–22 dives a week depending on itinerary and weather
Night dives
12 L tanks with convertible DIN and INT valves
Weights and weight belt
Nautilus Marine Rescue GPS radio
Briefings and dive staff in the water
Photography coaching, camera table and charging station
Towels, linens and hair dryer in the cabin
Evening programme — films, games, marine life presentations
Wi-Fi in port

Not Included

Flights
Port fee, marine park fee and fuel surcharge — paid on board
14% VAT on everything paid on board
Egyptian visa
Transfer from the airport to Port Hamata and back
Crew gratuities
Nitrox
Equipment rental and the 15 L tank
Dive courses
Spirits
Insurance — dive and trip cancellation
Purchases in the on-board boutique
Wi-Fi and communications at sea — there are none

Required extras

Rocky & Zabargad itinerary: port fee $45, marine park fee $105 and fuel surcharge $50 per person. Paid on board; cash in US dollars, euros, pounds sterling or Egyptian pounds is accepted, as are Visa and MasterCard — $200 per person
Elba Reef itinerary: the same $45 port fee and the same $50 fuel surcharge, but the marine park fee is twice as high — $205. The deep south run that reaches Elba costs a hundred dollars more, and that is a difference by itinerary, not by date — $300 per person
14% VAT is levied by Egyptian law on everything paid on board — including the port and marine park fees, the fuel surcharge, nitrox, courses and boutique purchases. So the compulsory fees come to $228 and $342 rather than $200 and $300 — 14% on top
Egyptian visa, single entry, paid on arrival. A multiple-entry visa costs $60 and is only needed if you return to the country within six months — $30

Optional extras

Operator's bus from Hurghada: departs 10 am on Saturdays, one-hour stop in Port Ghalib, arrives in Port Hamata around 5 pm. Reserve through the operator's system at least 14 days ahead — $60 per person one way
Operator's bus from Port Ghalib (for guests flying into Marsa Alam): departs 2 pm on Saturdays, returns from Port Hamata at 8 am — $40 per person one way
Private transfer through Aggressor Detours — the operator does not publish the price, reserve at least 14 days ahead
Nitrox 32% with unlimited fills for certified nitrox divers, certification required — $100 for 7 nights, $125 for 8, $150 for 10
Nitrox student fills — all fills after certification, only for guests taking the course on board — $80 for 7 nights, $105 for 8, $130 for 10
PADI nitrox course — paid on board, plus e-learning materials directly from PADI — $150 plus $204
SSI nitrox course — paid on board, materials included — $250
PADI Advanced Open Water course — paid on board, plus e-learning materials directly from PADI — $150 plus $204
SSI Advanced Open Water course — paid on board, materials included — $250
Open Water check-out dives on a referral from your own instructor, book in advance — $150
15 L (100 cu ft) tank — on request, availability not guaranteed — $75 for 7 nights, $120 for 10
Complete rental set — BCD, regulator, computer, dive light, mask, fins, snorkel — $175 for 7 nights, $260 for 10
Scuba package — BCD, regulator, computer — $150 for 7 nights, $225 for 10
Regulator, BCD or dive computer individually — $60 for 7 nights per item
Mask, fins and snorkel — $50 for 7 nights
Wetsuit — the size is ordered in advance through the operator's system, the yacht carries only an emergency stock of standard sizes — $50 for 7 nights
Film of the week by the on-board videographer — $65
Transfers for guests doing back-to-back trips: to Port Ghalib for Red Sea Aggressor IV, to Hurghada for Red Sea Aggressor II or to Luxor for the river cruise. Book 14 days ahead
Crew gratuities — voluntary, an envelope is handed out at the end of the week and split equally. Cash and cards accepted

Extras are shown per person and are paid on board.

Red Sea Aggressor V

from 899 USD / 7 nights

Estimated wait time — 24 hours

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