Sanganeb Reef (Sudan)

The lighthouse of Sanganeb

The south jetty of Sanganeb lighthouse with the cart on railway to bring the supplies of water and food to the lighthouse keepers

The south jetty of Sanganeb lighthouse with the cart on railway to bring the supplies of water and food to the lighthouse keepers

The north jetty of the lighthouse that connects the island with the large lagoon formed by the coral reef of Sanganeb

Welcome on the island of the Sanganeb lighthouse

The lighthouse

Sanganeb lighthouse. The spiral staircase that goes up inside the lighthouse tower

Inside the lighthouse tower

The optical unit on top of the lighthouse

On top of the Sanganeb lighthouse

The west side of the Sanganeb reef

The north jetty (left) and south jetty. Access to the lighthouse

The lagoon

The north jetty on the lagoon

The south jetty on the lagoon

The southern tip of the reef, the place chosen by the cruise ships for scuba diving

Northern tip of the reef. A large area of reef overgrown with coral grape

A small grouper between the coral grape

Gorgonian branches in bloom

Large branches of coral live on the tips of the reef

An anemone with clown fishes and a group of Domino fishes (Threespot dascyllus)

An Alcyonaria, lives protected under a large branch of coral umbrella

A squirrel fish along the reef

A butterfly fish under a branch of coral

A beautiful Pterois volitans

A surgeon fish amongst the coral whip

A big Carangidae during the hunt

A Yellowspotted Trevally (Carangoides fulvoguttatus)

A group of parrotfsh (Bolbometopon maricatum) on the reef

Barracuda in search of food

The lighthouse of Sanganeb

VIDEO LINK

By: Carlo Piccinelli

Where is Sanganeb Reef
Article.
An obligatory stop during the cruises in the Sudan Red Sea, is the reef of Sanganeb famous not only for its extension, one of the largest you'll encounter along the coast, but also for the presence of an important lighthouse. On the route of Port Sudan, the first tower to signal the presence of dangerous reef was built by the British in 1906. With the increase of trade and the expansion of Port Sudan, the British built a trellis largest iron which was replaced in 1955 with a circular tower of stone. High 54,30 m and a base diameter of 10 m, is one of the most important lighthouses for navigation in the Red Sea. The large Sanganeb reef is also important for scuba diving because it has two interesting sites: the southern tip and the northern tip where you can see, in addition to a rich reef overgrown with coral, reef fish and big pelagic fish as the hammerhead sharks.
More informations about the cruise:
www.albatrostopboat.com
www.felicidad.it
Carlo Piccinelli has recently published a guide to scuba diving in Sudan (in Italian language, available by requesting it directly to the author with this website www.wtreportage.net or requesting to the Publishing house www.magenes.it