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This year saw the club ventured to the Red Sea through Red Sea Divers, for many of us our first trip out to Egypt. The members involved in this trip were:
| Rick Blatchford | Simon Parker | Stew Harper |
| Nigel King | Jason King |
Jetting off from Gatwick to the notorious Hurghada we were eagerly awaiting the warmth of the Red Sea. Our problem was that it was early April... infamous for a little wind and still slightly nippy in the water. This was a budget liveaboard on the Princess Dalal, and we got what we paid for...just! We were joined on the Dalal by two fellow divers, Ken and Zoë Byrne (father and daughter) from the Hartford Sub-Aqua Club, and we all thoroughly enjoyed this budget-priced expedition to the northern wrecks and reefs of the Red Sea.
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Ken is an avid underwater photographer and some of his photos (the above Ghiannis D, Thistlegorm, Turtle and Scorpion Fishpictures) have been kindly donated to this site although his collection can be seen on his own site.
Link to the more photos from our expeditions
DIVE CALENDER
| Dive No | Date | Dive Location | Dive Time | Max Depth | Decompression |
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| 1 | 4th April | Al Fanos | 43mins | 14.4m | 3@6m |
| 2 | 4th April | Shab Alarg | 46mins | 13.5m | 3@6m |
| 3 | 4th April | Shab Almusk | 38mins | 13.2m | 3@6m |
| 4 | 5th April | Sauol Alkabera | 45mins | 23.5m | 3@6m |
| 5 | 5th April | Ghiannis D | 43mins | 21.7m | 3@6m |
| 6 | 6th April | Thistlegorm, Sha'ab Ali | 36mins | 30.8m | 5@6m |
| 7 | 6th April | Thistlegorm, Sha'ab Ali | 37mins | 30.4m | 10@6m |
| 8 | 6th April | Thistlegorm, Sha'ab Ali | 43mins | 23.6m | 10@6m |
| 9 | 7th April | Sha'ab Ali | 52mins | 18.7m | 3@6m |
| 10 | 7th April | Bluff Point | 36mins | 26.9m | 3@6m |
| 11 | 7th April | Barge at Bluff Point | 29mins | 15.4m | - |
| 12 | 8th April | Little Sauol, Alkabera | 51mins | 16.5m | 3@6m |
| 13 | 9th April | Umm Gamar (mother of the moon) | 42mins | 44.4m | 10@6m |
| 14 | 9th April | Carless Reef | 47mins | 26.9m | 10@6m |
| 15 | 9th April | Small Gifton | 50mins | 17.4m | 10@6m |
| TOTALS: | 6 DAYS | 13 locations | 638mins / 10.63 hours | Avg: 22.5 metres | - |
More information on the Safaga region of the Red Sea and the Salem Express can be found at the following links:
DiverNet
article: The wrecks of Abu Nuhas
DiverNet article: Red
Sea Secrets
DiverNet article: Red
Sea A-Z
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