Liveaboard trip - Diving Red Sea South 2015 - Elphinstone reef

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Oct. 8th 2015

Elphinstone reef! It's kind of a legend of a site. Famous for oceanic whitetip sharks. Also known as Longimanus. Longimanus comes from their latin name, Carcharhinus longimanus. These are very curious sharks, approaching divers and coming very close. Even touching us. They especially like me or better said, they liked my flash. They found it very interesting and came close to investigate it.

Here one is touching me, almost like little bump. So close!

Here we have a few more videos of the Longimanus...

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Photos

Longimanus, aka oceanic whitetip shark
He's coming in for a touch. Seconds later he tipped my camera with his nose.

Large gorgonia fan on elphinstone reef
one of the largest I have seen

He's coming in for a touch
right after the flash he came right into me to touch the flash...

whitetip turning away
sharif is in his way

longimanus close
right above me