They had been diving near a tiny island off the coast of al-Quseir, a resort 330km (205 miles) south of Cairo. The dive site is known as "The Brothers" and is located in the Southern Red Sea. This site can be a challenging dive site, with strong currents. Many liveaboards operating this area say that 50 dives or more need to be logged before you can dive these sites.

An Egyptian police official said the divers "went down and never surfaced". A government official said the divers were spotted in the water 56km (35 miles) from al-Akhawain island. They were being taken back to al-Quseir, probably to a hospital.

NoTanx Freediving with Emperor Divers

Already proving popular at Emperor’s Soma Bay diving centre, freediving is now also being offered at Emperor’s Hurghada dive centre. NoTanx Freediving School is run in conjunction with Emperor Divers and is far removed from the sort of freediving associated with Tanya Streeter!

It’s the next step to snorkeling, which is easy and fun for everyone. Emperor’s instructors can teach the snorkeling techniques required in just a few simple stages. If snorkelers or divers want to go that bit deeper then Emperor’s new freediving package is ideal for meeting the fish face to face on a single breath!
Freediving is a safe and thoroughly stimulating experience and can be enjoyed by anyone under the instruction and supervision of a professional instructor .Conditions are ideal for beginners - natural, safe and calm within sheltered waters.

Emperor's Tekstreme Team supports International competition

Emperor Divers' Tekstreme Team was selected to be the support diver team during the 1st International Free Diving Trophy (Apnea Academy competition) “City of Peace” that took place on 20th and 21st May 2004 in Sharm El Sheikh.

One of the most important parts of this Trophy was the Constant Weight Free Diving competition, with more than 40 free divers coming from all over the world.

The Tekstreme Team organised all safety aspects of this event, with support divers on the bottom, at different depths and at the surface. Obviously, because of the great depths and very long bottom times involved with this kind of event, the full range of deep diving equipment was intensively used from Trimix to Nitrox, from closed-circuit rebreathers to stage cylinders and twinsets.

The thorough planning made the competition run smoothly and all the competitors were grateful to the Tekstreme divers for their impressive support.

For information about Emperor Tekstreme, please email info@tekstremediving.com or visit www.tekstremediving.com.

In 2005 Oonasdivers offer an opportunity to dive into history, these unique and exciting trips will take divers to the Northern Red Sea for six days unlimited diving on some of the finest wrecks in the world. The itinerary will include all the classic sites plus wrecks that are seldom visited, and provide an opportunity to learn more about 4500 years of Egyptian and Red Sea maritime history.

The tours will be led by Mike Ward, who writes regularly for the diving press, and who is a real enthusiast for diving, with a passion for history. Mike believes that shipwrecks give us a glimpse into the past, and that understanding their stories brings the wrecks back to life and makes diving on them far more rewarding.

The tours will be hosted aboard the luxurious Panorama Sharm, one of the finest liveaboards in the Red Sea. Two departures are available, 17th July and 24th July 2005, and are priced at £950. For more details, or to make a reservation, contact info@oonasdivers.com or check out their website www.oonasdivers.com.

Oonasdivers’ new liveaboard M Y Sea Flower

Oonasdivers is offering you an opportunity to be one of the first to experience their brand new liveaboard, M Y Sea Flower. She was launched in April 2004 when she took her maiden voyage from the boat building area of Suez to Hurghada and will now be chartering the stunning off shore reefs of the Southern Red Sea.

M Y Sea Flower is a beautiful boat in form and fittings, she has the power and size to cruise comfortably to the off shore reefs of The Brothers, Elphinstone and Daedalus, as well as the lower reaches of the St John’s Reef chain near the Sudanese border.

On her regular charters she will sail with a minimum of 14 divers on board although she does in fact have the capacity to provide space and beds for up to 20 guests. This makes her an ideal boat for clubs and large groups to charter.

Prices start at as little as £433 per person (based on a full charter of 20 guests) Flights direct to Marsa Alam can also be arranged. Check out their website www.oonasdivers.com.

Win a week’s diving with Emperor Divers at NEC Dive Show.

Win a week’s diving with Emperor Divers at NEC Dive Show.

Visit Emperor Divers this October at the NEC Dive Show and you could be jetting off to a Red Sea resort to take a free liveaboard adventure!

Award-winning Emperor Divers are giving away a one-week Liveaboard holiday from Marsa Alam to one lucky person, in conjunction with Regaldive.

Emperor likes to keep everyone happy, so if a liveaboard isn’t to your fancy, you can opt to take a PADI diving course or day diving within your one-week stay. From learning to dive to taking the next course to improve your diving, Emperor will sort it out for you with their award-winning company (yes, another one), Emperor Scuba Schools.

When you choose an Emperor liveaboard, you get more dives a day, stay on superior boats and travel to dive sites both near and far. Their fleet has continually expanded, from the flagship Emperor Fraser, complete with its honeymoon suite, to the popular, re-fitted, super-powered Pegasus where you can now sail a normal two-week Sudan itinerary in just one week!

If it’s the day-boat diving you prefer, Emperor has seven locations to choose from; Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh, Nuweiba, Soma Bay, Marsa Alam, Sudan and – new for 2004 – Dahab, the tech diver’s delight! Then there’s the shore dives, wreck dives, tech dives and night dives.

Always at the forefront of diving, be sure to visit Emperor Divers at Stand 805 and discover your own diving adventure. Experienced staff are there to listen, advise and share their passion for diving.

It’s hardly surprising then, that you’ve voted Emperor Divers ‘Best Dive Centre: 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003’.

If you can’t wait until the Dive Show, take a visit to www.emperordivers.com.

Oonasdivers offer a new video workshop with Bob Johnson.

Bob Johnson first came to Sharm El Sheikh in 1979 when Na’ama Bay consisted of three dive centres, one hotel and no dive boats! Having lived there and dived the reefs for 14 years his encyclopedic knowledge of the underwater world is second to none.

Bob enjoys a busy career as a cameraman on natural history documentaries, as a trainer of actors for films and commercials.

Bob’s video workshops are designed to be fun, informal and non-academic - to help aspiring videographers to develop an “eye” and to give a basic understanding of composition, the capturing of behavioral sequences of the fish life and to document the day to day magic of the reefs and open water.

The Video workshop will be on M.Y Juliet, a popular Northern Red Sea liveaboard now with TV and video players in every cabin and an optional upgrade to the luxurious master cabin. Her exciting dive itinerary has plenty of variety and includes the very best coral reefs and islands between Tiran and Gubal Straits as well as Ras Mohamed.

Departure: 5 – 12 June 2005 or if you have a dive group and would like an alternative date, please call to check availability. Check out their website www.oonasdivers.com.

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