Elphinstone
Open-ocean reef 25 km north of Marsa Alam where oceanic whitetips frequent the southern plateau, best October to December.
- Advanced
- Drift
- Manta rays
Open Water≤18 m
Hamada Wreck
Dive site in Marsa Alam & the Brothers, Egypt
A 65 m coaster lying on its starboard side at 15 m, reached from the shore, with an intact propeller and holds to look into.
- Usual dive
- 18 m
- Deepest point
- 18 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Jun–Oct
- Entry
- From shore
The story
The MV Hamada, a small cargo ship carrying plastic, sank in June 1993. Accounts of the cause differ: one says she caught fire, while the P & O file says she struck a submerged object in heavy weather off Ras Banas.
Source: dive3d.eu
The dive
A wreck dive from the shore.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: emperordivers.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
Season in Marsa Alam & the Brothers
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jun–Oct.
Source: liveaboard.comWhere is Marsa Alam & the Brothers?
The point shows the Marsa Alam & the Brothers area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Marsa Alam & the Brothers
Big Brother
Sheer coral walls plus two wrecks, the Numidia and Aida, with a chance of thresher sharks on dawn dives in autumn and winter.
- Experienced
- Wreck
- Grey reef sharks
Daedalus Reef
Lighthouse reef 80 km off Marsa Alam, only reached by liveaboard, where schooling hammerheads gather, especially in summer.
- Advanced
- Drift
- Manta rays
Marsa Abu Dabab
Easy shore dive to 20 m in a bay where you may meet a dugong among many giant green sea turtles.
- Open Water
- Dugong
Wall
down to 40 m
Little Brother
Drift past reef so full of shoaling fish you can hardly see the coral, as silvertip and grey reef sharks patrol and hammerheads occasionally visit.
- Experienced
- Grey reef sharks
Macro
down to 25 m
Marsa Egla
A seagrass bay where macro hunters look for seahorses and ghost pipefish while turtles, large rays and possibly dugongs pass by.
- Open Water
- Dugong
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.
Photo credits
- Elphinstone Reef dive site, Marsa Alam, Dereck Keats, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Big Brother Island and its lighthouse, Red Sea, Alexander Vasenin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lighthouse on Daedalus Reef, Red Sea, Alexander Vasenin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Green sea turtle in the bay of Abu Dabbab, Marsa Alam, Jan Beránek, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
