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Dive #5 · Sunday, 31 July 2005
Shaab el Erg
Strait of Gubal, Red Sea The Strait of Gubal
- Day 1 of 5 · Egypt Jul–Aug 2005 →
- First of 2 dives that day(also #6 Poseidon Garden, Shaab el Erg)
- first dive in Egypt
- first boat dive
- Max depth
- 12 m
- Bottom time
- 50 min
- Surface
- 29 °C
- Air
- 41 °C
- Visibility
- 20 m
Kit
- Gas
- Air
- Cylinder
- Stalen fles
- Pressure
- 236 → 40 bar
- Mode
- Open circuit
- Weights
- 8 kg
- Suit
- 3 mm shorty
Where
Shaab el Erg
A large horseshoe reef north of Hurghada with a resident pod of bottlenose dolphins in its lagoon, and the fallback when the weather closes the offshore sites.
Dive 1 of 2 here · first 2005 · last Nov 2009
With
- Kimfirst dive together
On the map
Shaab el Erg
No route marked
- Buoy
- Point of interest
- Pinnacle / rock
- Wall / drop-off
- Shallows
- Sand
- Depth
Map © divelog-sites contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 53edcaf
Diving went very well; still had a bit of trouble with buoyancy. We saw many fish in all colours, and also a moray eel and coral that snaps shut when you come near. The coral garden looked gorgeous. Cannot wait for my next dive in Dahab.