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Dangerous Reef

Also known as Dangerous Reef St John's; Sha'ab Dangerous

410 m long reef, the southernmost of the St John's group, about 30 km from the mainland

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410 m long reef, the southernmost of the St John's group, about 30 km from the mainland. Coral gardens, caverns at 7-10 m and walls descending to about 20 m. A favourite night dive. Depth 7–30 m; liveaboard only; Moderate along the western and eastern sides; the area beneath the moorings is sheltered current. Red Sea Protectorates / Marsa Alam–Wadi el Gemal marine park area; Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) Red Sea Protectorates, with HEPCA involvement in mooring and site management.

Highlights

  • 410 m long reef, the southernmost of the St John's group, about 30 km from the mainland
  • Coral gardens, caverns at 7-10 m and walls descending to about 20 m
  • a favourite night dive

Marine life

  • squid
  • Spanish dancer nudibranchs
  • moray eels
  • reef fish in the caverns
  • sharks historically

Good to know

Protected status
Red Sea Protectorates / Marsa Alam–Wadi el Gemal marine park area; Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) Red Sea Protectorates, with HEPCA involvement in mooring and site management.
Fees
Red Sea marine park / environmental fees have been levied intermittently; HEPCA records that as of January 2011 'no fees collection at all except the entrance fees to Samadai reef'. Day-boat operators commonly bundle a marine-park charge into the trip price.

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