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Red Sea Archive
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Creature of the Month: Yellow Saddle Goatfish Work Together
Yellow saddle goatfish are a common site on the reefs of the Red Sea. A team of scientists from Switzerland though have discovered that these fish exibit very unusual behaviour: they work together to catch their dinner. The researchers claim that similar co-operation has only been identified in a handful of species – primarily mammals [...] -
Snorkeller killed by shark at St Johns, Egypt
A female French tourist was attacked and killed by a shark while snorkelling at the Saint John’s reefs in the Red Sea. The first fatal shark attack in Egypt for five years. The woman’s leg showed visible bite marks, and medics said she probably bled to death before being lifted to the surface. The shark was an [...] -
Win a Red Sea Diving Guide
SCUBA News is offering you the chance to win a logbook and guide to Northern Wrecks and Reefs of Egypt’s Red Sea. To win your copy just e-mail news@scubatravel.co.uk with the number of diving guides currently in the Travelling Diver series. For a hint see Issue 104 of SCUBA News. The prize comprises a loose-leaf [...] -
Red Sea in Egypt to be Plastic Bag Free
The Governor of the Red Sea in Egypt has decreed that the Red Sea will be the first plastic bag free Governorate with effect from 1st January 2009. This decree represents a considerable step forward in tackling the issues caused by excess rubbish and in particular plastic bags in the Red Sea. Plastic bags pose [...] -
Win Red Sea Dive Guide and Log Book
SCUBA News are giving away two copies of the Hurghada Dive Guide and Log Book. To enter the competition e-mail name of the author of the Hurghada dive guide, together with your name and address, to news@scubatravel.co.uk before 30 April 2008. (To find out visit http://www.travellingdiver.com/.) The prize is the forth guide in the series [...] -
Better Mooring for the SS Thistlegorm dive boats
Voted one of the best dives in the world, the SS Thistlegorm was deteriorating because of the numbers of divers visiting it. In December 2007, the Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA) installed installed 32 mooring lines at the site of the wreck to help protect it. However, in the three months since the [...] -
Win a Red Sea Guide Pack
Win a dive guide to Safaga, on Egypt’s Red Sea coast. To enter just tell us how many dives sites are included in the Safaga pack (visit http://www.travellingdiver.com/ to find out) and e-mail your answer, together with your name and address, to news@scubatravel.co.uk before 29 February 2008. Designed for the recreational holiday diver, the guide integrates [...] -
Win a Dive Guide and Log Book
Win a logbook and guide to Marsa Alam in the Egyptian Red Sea. The guide comprises loose sheets designed to fit into a diving logbook binder. The pack covers 16 sites in the Marsa Alam area: 11 shore dives and 5 off-shore reefs which you would need to dive from a boat. The guide is extensive and covers [...] -
Thistlegorm open to Divers
Following an intense operation, conservation work to preserve the wreck of the Thistlegorm has been successful and finished on schedule. Diving boats and operators can now make use of the new mooring system. More details of the newly installed moorings can be found on the HEPCA website. In addition to the moorings, a quantity of holes [...] -
Conservation work starts on the Thistlegorm
Conservation work has now started on the SS Thistlegorm off the Red Sea coast of Egypt. The intense operation to install moorings and air-escape outlets on this legendary wreck is being undertaken by Red Sea NGO Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA). Members of the HEPCA diving and mooring team are currently working alongside [...]
