Shag Rock
Elliptical reef about 1.1 km long, a mile south of Sha'ab Ali, whose top lies just below the surface and carries a lighthouse at its south-east end. The walls host hard and soft corals, morays, turtles, groupers and snappers. The Kingston wreck lies on its north-west side.
Facts
- Region: Northern Red Sea – Egypt
- Area: Strait of Gubal & Sha'ab Ali
- Depth: 1–30 m
- Level: intermediate
- Current: strong
- Type: reef, drift
- Coordinates: 27.7766, 33.881
- Highlights: hard coral, soft coral, moray eel, turtle, grouper, snapper
- Tips: Currents running north–south can reach several knots at the reef tips; plan it as a drift.