Red Sea Shark Safety

[Roy_W]

We were there in the deep south in May this year, and also at Elphinstone, saw both White Tipped and Whale Sharks..

The basic rules, remain in an upright position, remain calme, don't float on the surface, always keep your eyes on the sharks...

It's strange but the adrenalin was pumping harder on the boat after the dive.. Everyone was extremely excited, especially by the fact that we saw the White Tipped and the Whale shark on the same dive.. And then, the same scenario repeated itself on the second dive.. It was incredible...

In the video below you will see that they have a certain habit of being around divers. They don't really care..

Elphinstone May 2022 - Starts at 09:40

 

[Gdog]

We were there in the deep south in May this year, and also at Elphinstone, saw both White Tipped and Whale Sharks..

The basic rules, remain in an upright position, remain calme, don't float on the surface, always keep your eyes on the sharks...

It's strange but the adrenalin was pumping harder on the boat after the dive.. Everyone was extremely excited, especially by the fact that we saw the White Tipped and the Whale shark on the same dive.. And then, the same scenario repeated itself on the second dive.. It was incredible...

In the video below you will see that they have a certain habit of being around divers. They don't really care..

Elphinstone May 2022 - Starts at 09:40

Loved the video!

 

[RedSeaDiver2]

Can confirm that there were plenty of Hammers and OWT's to be seen a couple of weeks ago.

 

[dflaher]

english please

skunked ? DSMB ?

I think skunked has been explained.
DSMB = Delayed Surface Marker Buoy, which signals the boat where you are and that you are surfacing soon.

 

[Graeme Fraser]

Don't worry. The sharks at Elphinstone are familiar with these black, silver bottled creatures. They may come close, very close, very very close, but rarely bite.
The first rule is: Don't panic!
Stay with your group, stay upright in the water, keep an eye on them and never, never try to swim away. Regardless how fast you can swim, they will be faster.
You may brief your budy to stay behind you, so he can gently tip your shoulder, when there is something coming from behind...
Always follow the briefing your guide will give you. They know the site as they are doing this for a living.
It is likely they will apply an exit procedure where, at safety stop, the guide will point at you when it is your turn to surface. Follow that. Purpose is to not have a bulk of paddling divers hanging at the surface.
Don't worry to not get on the zodiac quickly enough: the guys will pull you out with your full gear on, including weights if you are struggling or if a little hurry is appropriate.
Note that the drop off is worth some time as well, so not only the sharks are a good reason to go there.
All in all a great experience.

I did BDE last November and the briefing we got was exactly as you describe. We had a couple of curious oceanics and one that buzzed close by us on our safety stop, but wasn’t interested in hanging around.

Just off to the airport for a week on Red Sea Northern Wrecks and Reefs, but not likely to see any pelagics there. Maybe a hammerhead or reef shark or two, but still a great itinerary nonetheless.

 

[Mel92]

We were there in the deep south in May this year, and also at Elphinstone, saw both White Tipped and Whale Sharks..

The basic rules, remain in an upright position, remain calme, don't float on the surface, always keep your eyes on the sharks...

It's strange but the adrenalin was pumping harder on the boat after the dive.. Everyone was extremely excited, especially by the fact that we saw the White Tipped and the Whale shark on the same dive.. And then, the same scenario repeated itself on the second dive.. It was incredible...

In the video below you will see that they have a certain habit of being around divers. They don't really care..

Elphinstone May 2022 - Starts at 09:40

Great footage

 

[ChrisM]

I guess @ChrisM react based on his recent bad experience with yoke/DIN on in a LOB...
Just guessing... maybe he'll come back to enlight us.

Skunked means we didn't see any sharks. No idea how that relates to the failing din inserts