Brothers Islands, Egypt
Big Brother
An offshore island with two wrecks on its walls and oceanic sharks in the blue.
About the dive
Big Brother is an advanced to expert dive site in Brothers Islands, Egypt. It is a wreck dive. Divers have logged 6,339 dives here, going to 31 m on average in around 25 m of visibility. 22 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are oceanic whitetip shark, barracudas and thresher sharks. Sightings peak in September, October and November.
- Level
- Advanced–Expert
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 31 m
- Visibility
- 25 m
- Dive time
- 49 min
- Logged dives
- 6,339
- Busiest months
- Sep · Oct · Nov
- Region
- Northern and Central Red Sea
Most sighted here
Oceanic whitetip shark
BarracudasPhoto: Wouter Naert · CC0
Thresher sharksPhoto: Pierre Pericard · CC BY
ParrotfishPhoto: Jeffry Surianto · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Big Brother and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanic whitetip shark | ||||||||||||
| Barracudas | ||||||||||||
| Thresher sharks | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Tuna | ||||||||||||
| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Wrasses | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
| Grey Reef Shark | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Chinese trumpetfish | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish | ||||||||||||
| Groupers |
The wreck
This site is home to the wreck of the Numidia (Big Brother). Its full story, chapters and photos are in the app.
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