Red Sea Aggressor V

Red Sea Aggressor V is a new steel liveaboard built for the remote Deep South, based at Port Hamata in Egypt's far south. Launched in 2025, the 40-metre hull carries 26 guests in 13 staterooms across five decks. It runs two itineraries that alternate weekly, so back-to-back travellers can combine them for very different water. One week centres on Rocky Island and Zabargad, with St John's reefs on the return. The other reaches the Elba Reef complex at Egypt's southern edge. Both are Saturday-to-Saturday. The reach is the point: these are seldom-dived sites, worked as tender drift dives in the standardized Aggressor style, with nitrox available for a surcharge. Port Hamata is genuinely remote, with a long transfer and no facilities at the marina, so guests arrive by arranged transport. Published fares are in US dollars. Onboard government port and marine-park charges are collected by the operator, plus fuel: about 200 dollars per week on the Rocky and Zabargad route, 300 dollars on the Elba Reef week. These itineraries suit experienced, current-comfortable drift divers.

Aggressor V appeals to divers chasing Egypt's least-visited far south. The pull is access: seldom-dived sites like Rocky Island, Zabargad and Elba, paired with St John's reefs on the return, from a new steel yacht at remote Port Hamata. Because the two weeks alternate, back-to-back travellers can combine them and see very different water. Service follows the standardized Aggressor pattern, with guided tender drift diving and nitrox available for a surcharge. The trade-offs are clear. Embarkation is genuinely remote, with a long transfer and no facilities at the port, and the Elba week carries higher marine-park fees. These itineraries are built for experienced, current-comfortable drift divers rather than newcomers to blue-water diving.