The MV Esperanza (Spanish for "hope") is the latest and largest vessel in the Greenpeace fleet, and it is to visit Hurghada as part of Greenpeace's 'Defending our Oceans' voyage, the single largest expedition that Greenpeace has ever undertaken. In co-operation with HEPCA, Greenpeace docked the Esperanza in Hurghada for 3 days at the tourist port and she was available for all to visit for free. ...Read more

PADI, the Professional Association of Diving Instructors and the biggest scuba diving agency in the world, is mourning the loss of its co-founder Ralph Erickson, deceased on past 25th of May at his home in the USA. Born in South Dakota in 1922, Ralph Erickson’s life revolved around education of the youth and influenced an entire industry in a way that very few have ever done. As co-founder of PADI in 1966, he became one of those who have written history in scuba diving. ...Read more

It was a hot balmy night in Sharm el Sheikh, when five daring adventurous hand-picked volunteers gathered together for a “mission” at Mojo’s Pub, located in the Rock Hotel in the Hadaba area. Was it in the name of science? It was really, er, in the name of public interest, gastro delights, or more simply just in the name of beer. The "Mojo challenge" was set to taste, identify, and describe Egypt’s most popular beers. The taste was conducted as a blind taste, each round delivered to our tasting table without name or hint of what it was. So with pens and paper a ready, everyone swirled, gulped, sniffed and drank, and this is what we found... ...Read more

Proud of their muddy and icy waters, the Canadian divers will tell you straight away and with enormous pride, about the adventurous and harsh conditions they had to face during their training. Their stories about incredible currents caused by 12 meter tides, dives in the dark, cold waters and snow on the boat, will make you shiver. Unless they are talking to an English diver who will promptly join in the conversation and let them know that not only he had the same experience, but also he was wearing a 3mm wet suit! ...Read more