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Dive #82 · Sunday, 29 November 2009 · 11:01–12:02

Shaab el Erg

Strait of Gubal, Red Sea The Strait of Gubal

boat As ticked in the paper log: Salt Water; Nitrox; Fun; Entry: Giant Stride

Max depth
13.2 m
Bottom time
58 min

Kit

Gas
Nitrox 32 · measured 26 %
Cylinder
Alu80
Pressure
220 → 80 bar
Mode
Open circuit
Weights
9 kg
Suit
7 mm
Difficulty
1 (easy)

Where

Shaab el Erg

sea

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 2 of 2 here · first 2005 · last Nov 2009

On the map

Shaab el Erg

No route marked

Shaab el Erg↓1 m↓10 m↓10 m↓1 m↓1 m↓1 mOuter wall, 25 m+Gota Shaab el Erg, Dolphin House↓12 mMooringsPoseidon Garden mooringsLagoon, sand 8-12 m, ergs; dolphinsNorthern tip (mantas Jan-Mar)East wallN100 m
  • Buoy
  • Point of interest
  • Pinnacle / rock
  • Wall / drop-off
  • Shallows
  • Sand
  • Depth

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Fine dive, the highlight was getting a long look at a turtle.

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