Dive-site MFO | The Sinker | Outside Hilton |
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MFO (aka The Sinker, The Buoy, Outside Hilton)
 , the unofficial diving emblem of Nuweiba. This dive site got its name from the UN-Troops MFO (Multinational Forces and Observers) located in a military area nearby. The dive spot, accessed either by shore or by boat, is very interesting. In the south west direction of the mooring line at -27 m is a huge Fan Gorgonian.
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 If you continue the dive with the reef on the left shoulder you will find a concrete block with a mooring chain on -35 m. In the hollows under the block you will see a lot of red lion fish and cleaner shrimps. If you follow the chain, encrusted with delicate soft- and hard coral, you come to an old navigation buoy which is 3m in diameter, left by the Israelis about 14 m under the surface. The buoy is surrounded by thousands of glass-fish.
Also Snappers, Groupers and Fusiliers feel at home here. A dive around the buoy is like flying around a television tower. (Attention: The unwary diver, if not careful, can get pushed into the buoy and the coral by the sometimes strong current.) If you continue the dive in a northerly direction you will find a beautiful plateau reef. This is the only reef in this area, so you will find many varieties of fish. Ideally the plateau is dived on a second dive.
Dive-site "MFO":
- Visibility: ** - *****
- Max. Depth: 35m
- Bottom-time: 45-60min
- Fauna: +++++
- Landscape: ++++
- Specials: Buoy (Sinker), Frog fish, nice plateau reef
- Difficulty: ***
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 08 April 2008 )
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