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Shag Rock

Also known as Sha'ab Ali - Shag Rock; Shaab Ali Shag Rock

An isolated reef on the western edge of the Sha'ab Ali complex, about 6 nautical miles from the Thistlegorm

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An isolated reef on the western edge of the Sha'ab Ali complex, about 6 nautical miles from the Thistlegorm. The wreck of the Kingston (Sara H) lies on the north-eastern side. Common second-dive site on Thistlegorm day trips. Depth 5–30 m; day boat; Moderate to strong; the reef stands isolated in the Gulf of Suez shipping lane current. Egyptian Red Sea marine protected area; HEPCA-maintained mooring buoys, anchoring prohibited

Highlights

  • An isolated reef on the western edge of the Sha'ab Ali complex, about 6 nautical miles from the Thistlegorm
  • The wreck of the Kingston (Sara H) lies on the north-eastern side
  • Common second-dive site on Thistlegorm day trips

Marine life

  • surgeonfish
  • rabbitfish
  • nudibranchs
  • jackfish
  • groupers
  • snappers
  • turtles
  • white-tip reef sharks
  • eagle rays
  • dolphins

Good to know

Best season
Year-round. Water 22-29 C; calmest seas and best visibility March-November, with the coolest water and strongest northerlies December-February.
Protected status
Egyptian Red Sea marine protected area; HEPCA-maintained mooring buoys, anchoring prohibited
Fees
No separate site fee published; environmental tax historically 3.5 LE/diver/day (Red Sea Governorate, 2001), collection suspended after January 2011 per HEPCA.

Dive centres in Sharm El Sheikh

Centres that run Shag Rock and the reefs around it.

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