Normah Baharom
Egypt
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Nº304
Date: 2018-07-27 - 10:42
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Max Depth: 30.2m Duration: 57mins
Dive Location
- Temp: Surf 31°C Bottom 27°C
- Dive type : Reef
- Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
- Computer: Suunto - D6i
- Camera: Olympus - TG4
- Lift bag: Aqualung - Red
- Regulator: Scubapro - MK25/A700
- Regulator: Scubapro - Console 3 Gauge inline with 330m
- BCD: Scubapro - LiteHawk
- Wet suit: Scubapro - 0.5mm
- Mask: Scubapro - Synergy TruFit
- Fins: Aqualung - Short FX
- Boots: Aqualung - 5mm
- Gloves: Subgear - Tropic
- Weights: 4 kg
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- 12L Steel 188 → 540 bar
- Average depth: 16m
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UNDERWATER MUSEUM
A unique diving attraction in the Lighthouse bay of Dahab, Egypt is the underwater museum. The statues in the bay include the Egyptian sun god Horus and the god of happiness, Bess. In addition there is an 800kg elephant made of recycled parts.
February witnessed the latest addition to the museum: a statue to honor the Egyptian diver and holder of the world record of the deepest dive, Ahmed Gabr.
Aiming to help in conservation of the Red Sea coral reefs through decreasing the pressure on them by creating alternative dive sites, each statue is unique in its own way.
“The gallery consists of several artworks statues made by Egyptian hands and representing our culture,” said IDive founder Abdelrahman Elmekkawi.
Additionally, the museum serves as a new home for coral reefs. With rising global temperatures and the damage of human activity, coral reefs worldwide are in danger. The divers hope to “plant” the sea, with every centimeter needing at least ten years for growth.
The location of the museum is strategic, explains Elmekkawi. Scientists expect that in 70 years, most of the coral reefs all over the world will die, except those inhibiting the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf due to class C and D zooxanthellae temperature resistance (above 30 degrees). This makes the region a donor site for the regeneration all over the world seas
The first phase of the museum placed three statues – a donkey-shaped table and two chairs – at the Magra Al Seil area. A year later, an additional three statues were located near the lighthouse: statues of the Gods Horus and Bess, and a life-size elephant sculpture, weighing almost a ton, constructed from metal junk by Mohamed and a student of his.