Going to the resort of Egypt, having issued a passport and visa , each person hopes that the hotel and the sea in which he will rest are safe. The events (attacks) that occurred in 2010 and in 2011, and reports of the re-invasion of sharks in the sea near Egypt in 2013, make it doubtful whether it is possible to go there.
Let's see how likely the attack of sharks in the Red Sea near Egypt.
Are there any sharks in Egypt?
Whatever you say, but in the Red Sea near the shores of Egypt, sharks were always, as it is warm and has a connection with the ocean. Of course, near the coast of Egypt, their numbers are much smaller than in the waters of Sudan. But, if we consider the population of sharks in the entire Red Sea, then it consists of 44 species of these toothy predators.
What are sharks found in Egypt?
The sharks are often classified as:
- black and gray reef;
- scalloped and giant shark-hammer;
- zebra, silver and tiger;
- long-winged and black-winged;
- shark-nurse and shark mako.
Among these common species, sharks-killers, seen in attacks on holidaymakers in Egypt, are: Mako Shark, Long-winged, Zebra, Tiger and Black-winged sharks.
Where in Egypt did the sharks meet and attack?
Sharks have been seen in many places, but more often in:
- the national marine park of Ras Mohammed - here you can find almost all kinds of sharks;
- Sharm el-Sheikh, namely in Akul bay and on Carefree Reef - reef shark;
- vicinities of Marsa-Alema - reef shark;
- Bay Naama Bay - silky sharks;
- Safaga, namely Panorama-Reef - a variety of reef sharks.
Cases of attack of sharks in Egypt
Naturally, in the history of Egypt there have been cases of attacks by sharks on humans, but they were most often hushed up by the Egyptian government, but some of them became still public:
- summer of 1996: a long-winged shark attacked a swimmer in the area of Mars Bereika, north of the Ras Mohamed reefs. Predator wounded him, but from the death of man rescued returned dolphins;
- 2004: recorded a case of a shark attack on a scuba diver in Sharm el-Sheikh;
- 2009: a shark attacked a 50 year old French tourist in the resort of Marsa Allam, while immersing one with scuba diving, as a result, due to injuries and loss of blood, a woman died;
- November-December 2010: in one week, five shark attacks were recorded in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh (near Nasrani Cape in Naama Bay Bay), as a result of which three tourists from Russia and a family from Ukraine received numerous physical and psychological traumas , and a resident of Germany - died from a large loss of blood and wounds, incompatible with life. Attacks were committed by a long-winged shark;
- spring 2011: again in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, according to tourists who are resting there, there is a monstrous attack of a tiger shark - a killer that ended in death;
- January 2013: tourists reported the appearance of large sharks in the sea near the famous resort of Egypt - Hurghada.
What should I do when I meet a shark?
If you still really want to visit the coast of Egypt, you should familiarize yourself with such safety rules:
- sharks do not attack a group of people, but only on single divers and swimmers;
- if you notice a shark, do not panic, do not try to swim away, do not make sudden movements, behave as calmly as possible;
- if you are injured, leave the water as soon as possible - the smell of shark blood feels for many kilometers;
- Do not feed fish on reefs;
- Do not move away from the shore or when traveling immersed - from the instructor and the ship;
- do not bathe at night, this is the time for shark hunting.
Of course, the presence of sharks in the Red Sea does not guarantee your meeting with her, but to reduce the likelihood of this, going there on vacation, it is better to follow the listed rules of safety on the water.