Shag Rock refers to two reefs located on the south-western side of the Sinai Peninsula tip. It can be accessed by boat from Sharm el-Sheikh but it is usually listed on most of the live-aboard and diving safari tours in the Red Sea. The site holds its name after the numerous shags, or cormorants which were frequent visitors of the reefs.
Divers usually prefer to dive the southern reef along its east side; additionally to housing amazing hard and soft coral formations, the site is also full of pelagic. There are also sea cucumbers, sweetlips and butterfly fish.
In the northern part of Shag Rock lies the 18th century steamship boat Carina in only 10 metres of water. You can still see the masts, engine and propellers of the boat scattered around the place. Due to strong currents, divers usually perform a drift dive across the wreck. The Carina dive is an easy one, that’s why most of the live-aboards leave this dive for the end of the day, since it is shallow and not that challenging.
In the eastern part of Shag Rock, lies the Kingston Wreck, also called the Sarah H wreck. Sarah Hillel was a dive guide who found the wreck in the 90s. The wreck is easy to dive, because it is positioned in a way that shelters divers from currents. The 80 metre wreck which sank in 1881 is still in a good condition, covered with interesting corals and housing some pretty varied marine species.
Carina
Depth: 5-15 m
Visibility: 10-30 m
Kingston or Sarah H
Depth: 8-25 m
Visibility: 10-30 m
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Divers usually prefer to dive the southern reef along its east side; additionally to housing amazing hard and soft coral formations, the site is also full of pelagic. There are also sea cucumbers, sweetlips and butterfly fish.
In the northern part of Shag Rock lies the 18th century steamship boat Carina in only 10 metres of water. You can still see the masts, engine and propellers of the boat scattered around the place. Due to strong currents, divers usually perform a drift dive across the wreck. The Carina dive is an easy one, that’s why most of the live-aboards leave this dive for the end of the day, since it is shallow and not that challenging.
In the eastern part of Shag Rock, lies the Kingston Wreck, also called the Sarah H wreck. Sarah Hillel was a dive guide who found the wreck in the 90s. The wreck is easy to dive, because it is positioned in a way that shelters divers from currents. The 80 metre wreck which sank in 1881 is still in a good condition, covered with interesting corals and housing some pretty varied marine species.
Carina
Depth: 5-15 m
Visibility: 10-30 m
Kingston or Sarah H
Depth: 8-25 m
Visibility: 10-30 m
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