| Angarosh |
| The most famous site in the north
is Angarosh, or Um El Kurush - "mother of sharks".
A small pillar rising up from a seafloor 700 m down, which
is a good place for sighting big silvertip sharks (Carcharhinus
Albimarginatus) and schooling hammerheads. |
| Abington Reef |
| Close by is Abington Reef which
also presents a good chance for shark sightings. Closer to
shore in this area you will find Donganeb Bay and the Mesharifa
Channel. In September October each year, the mantas gather
there to play. As many as 30 manta rays can be seen during
one dive. Even further north is the Elba Reef a huge reef
with a plateau to the north and to the south. To the south
one can find the wreck of the Labanzo. A big ship which went
under in the early 1900's. It is a very seldom visited wreck,
and has lots of Sherry bottles laying everywhere on the bottom.
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| Shab Suadi (Blue Belt) |
| This is the most northerly of the
reefs visited by the day boats in Sudan, it is here that the
wreck of the Blue Belt lies, she is a fairly modern freighter.
The bow is at 15m and the stern lies in 70m, please observe
the dive limit of 40m and watch out for Tiger sharks who are
known to inhabit the deeper parts of the wreck. |
| Shab Rumi |
| This is the home of the famous Cousteau
habitat "Precontinent II" put down in 1963. You
will dive this impressive structure including the equipment
shed and the flying saucer and by amazed what was acheived
over 35 years ago. The feature of this site is how the sea
has taken over the remains with a delicate encrustation of
corals. |
| Shab Rumi south point |
| This dive could seriously be called
challenging as the reef is swept be strong currents. The gentle
slope takes you to 20mts and from there the wall drops to
700mts. On all sides of this reef you will find all the species
of the Red Sea, including large Barracudas and large Sharks
which will come close to investigate. Night diving here is
in the enclosed lagoon. |
| Sanganeb |
| A stunning reef rising from a depth
of 800mts this is a truly amazing reef. The small coral island
has a British built lighthouse and the diving is everything
any diver could wish for, with rich displays of hard and soft
corals, large schools of Barracuda and large Grey reef sharks.
In the deeper water you will find Hammerheads passing in large
groups. |
| Wingate Reef (Umbria) |
This reef is the last resting
place of the wreck of the Umbria, to divers a name nearly
as famous as the Thistlegorm. She went down on 9th June
1940 while carrying war materials including 300,000 bombs
for the Italian troops in East Africa. How or why she went
down is a bit of a mystery but here are many stories I am
sure you will hear. The wreck lies on her port side in 35-40mts
of water.
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