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UPDATE: CDWS statement: 9 December 14:00 1. Preliminary findings of shark scientific team 2. Sharm el Sheikh diving restrictions remain in place until further notice The three international shark experts are continuing to work with authorities in Egypt to determine the causal factors...

That´s a completely different area!

Isnt´t it true that there is a ship going to Jordan with livestock on a regular basis? I have heard that they throw dead animals over board to dispose of them. If it is the case that the shark(s) were feeding on dead sheep (or other animals) that were dropped over board from this vessel, they...

Yep Well, actually I was not involved in that! I don´t know - probably nothing... You brought it up!

If you ever have the "pleasure" to watch hundreds of russian snorkelers at the Blue Hole in Dahab walking over the reef, ignoring everybody and everything trying to stop them, you would come to the same conclusion. 99% of these Russians are completely ignorant idiots!

Hmm... not sooooo unlikely! After all, the travelling salesm... eh ... instructor will bring customers that otherwise would probably not be at that center at all. He is doing all the work while the center could charge a percentage of the course rate for its logistic support. If that percentage...

The industry will not collapse, but will suffer nevertheless! For most diving centers it has become very difficult, if not impossible, to find qualified staff on short notice that can speak the required language! In former years you could always find an instructor or a divemaster, speaking any...

It is a myth that PADI OWD are strictly only allowed to dive to 18m. It is recommended that if diving without direct supervision they should stay within their area of experience. Since within the course 18m is the limit, any dive deeper than that would at least require an introduction into deep...

I have reported a Sharm Guide to the CDWS for recklessly diving through the fish bowl with 8 novice divers (by the looks of it). Took his photo and could identify the center. Of course, nothing came out of it... I just wonder about the outcry if one day one of these bumbling beginners hits the...