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The Gordon Reef (English: Gordon Reef, Arabic:سلسلة صخور جوردون المرجانية, Silsilat Ṣuchūr Ǧordon al-Marǧānīya, „Coral rock chain Gordon“) Is the southernmost of four egyptian Reefs in the Strait of Tīrān at the interface between the Red sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. It's a popular one Diving area in the northwest of Sharm esch-Sheikh.
background
The Gordon Reef is located in the Strait of Tīrān and forms the southernmost reef of a chain of four reefs that divide the Strait of Tīrān into two waterways. It is located south of the Thomas Reef. The roughly elliptical reef with a length of 900 meters extends from southwest to northeast. The top of the reef is about half a meter below the surface of the water.
There is a red and white one on the southwest tip of the reef 1 lighthouse(27 ° 59 ′ 10 ″ N.34 ° 27 ′ 1 ″ E).
In the north of the reef is the wreck of the cargo ship 2 Loullia(27 ° 59 ′ 21 ″ N.34 ° 27 ′ 13 ″ E). The ship was built in 1952 by the Oresundsvarvet A / B, Landskrona for the Swedish shipping company Rederi A / B Poseidon, Stockholm, built and named MS Antonina baptized. Since 1965 it came to the German shipping company Rostock under the name MS Zschopau for use. The last owner, the Panamanian Blue Mediterranean Shipping Co. Ltd., baptized the ship in MS Loullia around. The 107.6 meter long and 14 meter wide ship had a draft of 5.8 meters and a tonnage of 3,460 gross tons. On September 29, 1981, it hit the reef with full force and stood almost entirely on the reef for years. After a collision with another ship, the bow of the Loullia was torn off in 2000.
getting there
Divers usually travel on a day trip boat from the jetty jetty) in the south of the Naʿama Bay of Sharm esch-Sheikh.
Tourist Attractions
The dive is moderate to difficult, but easier in contrast to the more northerly reefs. On the south side there are three fixed anchorages, in the vicinity of which you can also snorkel.
The current comes from the south and splits on the reef.
In the anchorage area there is a sand plateau at the foot of the reef at a depth of 10 to 24 meters. Dives can be done in circles in the south or as a drift dive on the east side of the reef. The western dive is over a sandy depression that amphitheater or Shark pool (Shark pond) is called. During the easterly dive, one crosses area with barrels.
The underwater landscape includes gorgonians and fire corals as well as the occasional white tip and hammerhead sharks and rays.
Kitchen and accommodation
Meals are provided on the day boats. Accommodation can be found in Sharm esch-Sheikh or Dahab.
trips
The reef visit can be compared to other reefs in the Strait of Tīrān or other local diving areas of Sharm esch-Sheikh connect.
literature
- : Sinai Diving Guide: Part 1; German edition. Verona: Geodia, 2005, ISBN 978-88-87177-66-4 . Dive site 6.
Web links
- Loullia on wrecksite.eu.
