Red Sea & Africa
News and views and special offers plus top travel tips from the best Red Sea and Africa scuba diving destinations, including Egypt, Sudan, Jordan, Mozambique, South Africa and more
Shark and Jolanda Reef – Howard Rosenstein on the day it all began…
An extract from Howard Rosenstein's book Treasures, Shipwrecks And The Dawn Of Red Sea Diving, detailing the day Jolanda struck Shark Reef
Sea Story liveaboard survivors found trapped in cabins
Five passengers rescued from the Sea Story sinking on Tuesday were found in their cabins after 24 hours breathing from trapped air pockets
Divers and crew missing after Red Sea liveaboard Sea Story sinks
Search resumes for 16 passengers still missing after Red Sea liveaboard Sea Story sank off the coast of Marsa Alam on Monday
New Red Sea Aggressor V to explore Egypt’s Deep South
The Red Sea Aggressor V will offer two new itineraries to the Deep South of the Egyptian Red Sea from March 2025
Egyptian liveaboard MV Nouran catches fire and sinks at Daedalus reef
The scuba diving liveaboard, MV Nouran, has sunk at Egypt's Daedalus Reef after catching fire during the night of 6 November.
Review: Treasures, Shipwrecks and the Dawn of Red Sea Diving, by Howard Rosenstein
In the beginning... a review of Treasures, Shipwrecks and the Dawn of Red Sea Diving, by Howard Rosenstein, published by Dived Up
Red Sea liveaboard Seaduction sinks in Egypt’s south; 18 divers rescued
Eighteen divers have been rescued after spending 8 hours adrift following the sinking of their liveaboard in the southern Egyptian Red Sea
Popular French liveaboard, Exocet, sinks near Marsa Alam
24 French divers have been safely rescued after their liveaboard, MV Exocet, sank after striking the corals of Sataya Reef
South Africa’s sardine run is starting soon
The annual KwaZulu-Natal sardine run - 'The Greatest Shoal on Earth’ - is set to begin off the South African coast within the next few weeks
Oman sinks underwater ‘military museum’
TOman has sunk an underwater 'military museum' for scuba divers, set to open to tourists in July later this year
German woman missing, presumed dead, after Red Sea liveaboard fire disaster
A German woman is missing, presumed dead following a catastrophic fire onboard the Red Sea liveaboard Sea Legend, on 22 February
Houthi rebels sink phosphate-laden bulk carrier MV Rubymar in Red Sea
A UK-owned bulk carrier containing approximately 21,000 metric tonnes of ammonium phosphate fertiliser has sunk in the southern Red Sea
Story Divers, Sharm El Sheikh – an unforgettable Red Sea scuba diving experience
Story Divers, Sharm El Sheikh, is the ultimate destination for an unforgettable Red Sea scuba diving experience.
PADI bans multi-agency Middle-East and Egypt dive centres
PADI has told dive operators across the Middle East and Africa they must exclusively provide PADI courses to maintain their Membership.
Sunken temple found off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast
An ancient Egyptian temple and a Greek sanctuary have been discovered with their treasures in the ancient sunken city of Thonis-Heracleion
HEPCA opens three new Hurghada dive sites
Three new dive sites have been established off Hurghada to relieve pressure on natural coral reefs following a surge in dive tourism
Freediver Andrea Zuccari missing, presumed dead in Egypt
Record-breaking freediver Andrea Zuccari is missing, presumed dead after failing to surface from a dive in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
UN operation to remove oil from decaying Yemeni tanker
A UN operation to remove 1 million barrels of oil from the rusting FSO Safer, moored of Yemen, is currently underway, according to reports
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