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Technical team maps Red Sea caverns
3 July 2009
A technical dive team from a dive centre in Marsa Alam has explored a system of underwater caverns in the Red Sea, mapping them and opening them up to visiting divers.
For many years, local guides had said that there were caverns in the Ghalib area and had occasionally guided a few highly experienced divers into them. Recently, dive guide Mo relocated them and started to draw a map of the entrance area, duly named Mo's Cavern. Now, following many months of research and some very long dives, the Marsa Alam Emperor technical dive team has mapped and permanently lined more than 130 metres of cavern, with some still to do.
Aaron Bruce of Emperor's technical wing, Tekstreme, said: "These caverns are beautiful and are a unique feature for the Ghalib area, but divers need to be very well trained to enter them and enjoy part of the Red Sea only seen by a handful of divers."
Emperor Divers has its own PADI Cavern Instructor and cavern-trained guides, so guests can learn new diving skills and then enjoy the caverns with their guide. Course sizes are limited to two students and take either two or three days. Early booking is essential, says Emperor Divers, as the courses are already proving very popular.
* www.emperordivers.com
