Sudan Liveaboard

The exploration of the underwater world present in the Sudan seas has caught the imagination of divers since the time of Cousteau and other international pioneers, like Hans Hass, who came here to set up their scientific and cinematic expeditions bringing back with them extraordinary images and information about these depths. There is no organized tourism in the Sudan or any tourist office capable of satisfying the demands of underwater diving enthusiasts, so the only way to do any underwater exploring in these parts is by embarking on a cruise. We started organizing cruises in this area some years ago and have found that the seabeds are everything that one could hope for: limpid waters allow for the coral to develop freely and exuberantly, shoals of barracuda and carangidae swim about just a few metres from the surface, and a great many sharks concentrate in such ideal underwater diving areas as Shaab Rumi, north of Port Sudan where embarcation takes place. The most interesting underwater diving stop after leaving Port Sudan behind, is the Umbria, an Italian ship that sank rather than fall into enemy hands. The wreck can also be explored on the inside and four Fiat Balillas, meant for the Italian contingent in East Africa, can be seen in one of the holds. The route continues northward to Sanganeb, where a towering lighthouse was built on the heel of an enormous circular reef. It is easy to see barracuda, carangidae and sharks in any underwater expedition here. Still further north, at North Shaab Rumi, hammer sharks, albimarginatus and manta rays can be approached. It was at the entrance of the pass to this enormous circular reef that, in 1964, Cousteau began his Pre-Continent II experiment.

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