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Centre
of Excellence
2005!!
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Geographic Centre since
2005!!
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Egyptian
Ministry of Tourism
“Centre of the Year” |
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Hi
Divers,
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| Recent
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| Sharm
el Sheikh First Artificial Reef |
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Within the confined area in the shallows of Naama Bay,
under the watchful eye of the Red Sea Diving College
resident Marine Biologist Thom Hunt and Biologist James
Williams, numerous amphorae pots have been moved into
place to create the reef. Amphorae are found naturally
on many Red Sea dive sites, a tribute to the many early
ship wrecks in the area,
More Details.....
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Guided
Dives for Photographers
Our first guided dive for Photographers only has
taken place. The group of 5 were the first to experience
our new service and set off cameras in hand for
a day of photography heaven. Expertly guided by
Susie, with dedicated space for equipment on the
dive deck, including a special rinse tank for cameras
only, the guests took advantage of the slow paced
diving, with ample time given for everyone to get
the perfect shots of their choice.Next time you
visit, ask about this free service and make the
most of your underwater experience! |

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New
Liveaboard
In addition to our luxury liveaboard VIP One, we
have a new addition to the fleet – Ocean Dream.
She can comfortably accommodate 22 guests. More
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Big
Stuff - First Sightings!
The first 2006 Whale Shark sighting has been confirmed!
On 10th May, a beautiful 6m male was encountered
by our very own Ivonne at Middle Garden. The Whale
Shark, purely a plankton eater, was seen in just
5m of water, and could clearly be seen from the
surface and caused a lot of excitement amoung the
snorkellers in the water at the time. The lucky
guest was a non-diver on their first Introductory
Dive, and was rumoured to have commented before
the dive that she “didn’t want to see
anything too big” according to Ivonne! The
photos were taken by a rather surprised Reeta, from
Wide Angle. We
have had lots of Manta sightings this year, mostly
on our mainland sights, like this beauty in Middle
Garden.
Other
sites in Ras Mohammed have also come to life,
and we have been treated to many early season
sightings. 2 Tiger Sharks were seen cruising past
Anemone City in early June. Shark and Yolanda
never fails to let us down and this year is no
exception. The Red Snapper school is already hanging
out on the corner of Shark, the barracuda are
back in their hundreds, and yes, the controversy
continues over the species of shark which patrols
the barracuda each year. The old sharmers insist
its either a silky or sandbar, newcomers are still
betting on an oceanic black tip. Can someone please
come out and settle this once and for all??
Red
Sea Waterworld Taba
still remains the best place to hunt out the more
unusual fish life. Taba is abundant in the rare
Stone Fish, as well as the even rarer Sea Moth,
Frog Fish and Sea Horse, not uncommon on dives
in Taba! |
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Chamber
Presentation
All our guests will be familiar with the one-man
recompression chamber that marked the edge of our
confined area outside the college... Its got a new
home!
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| Artificial
Reef Project
With
the one man recompression chamber now in a new
home, the confined area is now missing one of
its features! Fear not, work is underway to replace
it with a new artificial reef. Overseen by our
resident Marine Biologist, Thom, the College are
preparing new materials and items to be placed
in the water. The items will ensure coral growth
and attract fish life. We plan to gain help from
visiting guests to monitor its growth and fish
numbers. News on the progress will be available
on the website later in the month......
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PADI
Award
Red Sea Diving College has been recognized again this
year in the PADI Industry awards 2006..
In
recognition for services to PADI International Ltd, the
award was to celebrate our “Outstanding Contribution
to PADI Diver Education”. Alain Sobal, CEO of Red
Sea Diving College, gladly accepted the award earlier
this month.
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Congratulations - New Tec Instructors!
The Technical department of the College
is getting bigger all the time. Now, in addition
to the team having 6 PADI Tec Deep Instructors,
Russ and Chris have gone one step further and
qualified as PADI Tec Tri-Mix Instructors. So
whether you are already Tri Mix qualified and
want a guide, or want to take the challenging
step into 3-gas diving, the College can provide
it! To get further information on our Tec Courses
Click Here ...
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