Press [ for the previous dive and ] for the next dive.

Dive #97 · Thursday, 3 December 2009 · 14:50–15:57

Tobia Arbaa

Soma Bay, Safaga, Red Sea Safaga and Soma Bay

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

Max depth
15.4 m
Avg depth
9.9 m
Bottom time
67 min
Surface
25 °C

Kit

Gas
Nitrox 32 · measured 34 %
Cylinder
Alu80
Pressure
214 → 48 bar
Mode
Open circuit
Weights
8 kg
Surface interval
3:23
Safety stop
3 min
Difficulty
1 (easy)

Where

Tobia Arbaa

sea site max 28.8 m

Five coral pillars standing on sand in Soma Bay — except two of them are split down the middle, which is why the same site is also sold as Seven Pillars.

Dive 2 of 3 here · first 2009 · last Dec 2009

On the map

Tobia Arbaa

No route marked

Sand 12-15 mSwim round the pillars · 220 mPillar↓14 mPillar↓14 mSplit pillar↓13 m↓13 mSplit pillar↓13 m↓13 mPillar↓13 m↓13 mMooringsN10 m
  • Buoy
  • Pinnacle / rock
  • Dive path
  • Sand
  • Depth

Map © divelog-sites contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 53edcaf

Fine dive, which started with an underwater group photo of the Piranha club. Highlights: a big stonefish, blue spotted stingrays and more scorpionfish.

All dives at Tobia Arbaa →