Overview
Shabruhr Umm Gamaar is an oval reef that rises to just under the surface in open water, and it has taken at least three ships that did not see it in time. A shelf runs around it at 15 to 30 m, spreading west into a sandy flat and pinching east into a narrow ledge before the drop.
Dive plan
The south plateau can be dived straight from the mooring: a sloping garden, partly coral-covered, with small pinnacles across it and the remains of an Egyptian army supply ship that went down on its way to Shedwan Island. The east side sets up as a natural drift, entering to the north and running a long wall. The reef claimed the safari boat Colona IV on this side as well, though she lies below recreational depth.
What to see
This is one of the few sites out of Hurghada where grey reef sharks are a reasonable expectation rather than a matter of luck, and afternoon dives account for most of the sightings. Giant morays and large groupers hold the reef itself, napoleon wrasse patrol the shelf edge, and tuna and bigeye trevally come in off the blue to hunt.
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