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Old 05-03-06, 12:25 PM
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The Brothers are all about the big stuff, primarily Hammerheads - so if you don't see any the dives tend to be dull. .
As the others have said this is a nonsense, the dives I have done and I have visited the Brothers twice and I haven't seen Hammerheads and we had fantastic dives the wrecks are great.

Andy I think the Hammerheads were on Deadalus
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There were many hammers on Daedelus, but also a few on the Brothers.

24/04/04 - pair of hammerheads on big brother (last dive)
25/04/04 - a hammerhead on little brother (first dive)

As for night dives, sharks hunt at night so it can be more dangerous.
Having said that, I've heard that the nightlife at Daedelus is amazing
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As the others have said this is a nonsense
Just calling it as I see it. I've done dives on the Brothers and seen a dozen or so Hammerheads at once (breath taking), or one or two (quite nice) - other dives I've seen absolutely nothing and been bored stupid.

Just looking through my log book.... Moray, turtle, Tuna - but that was on a good dive anyway with a dozen or so Hammerheads. Other dives - sod all. I have a log entry here "4/7/05 - Little Brother. Boring." Later the same day "Notable only for the surface swim through jelly fish at the end of the dive."

My over riding memories of the Brothers are that they are relatively barren places - they are not rich coral reefs covered with colourful marine life, but big lumps of rock in the middle of nowhere which have some big stuff passing through on a regular basis. If you're lucky you'll see the big stuff and have an amazing dive. If you're unlucky you see nothing. I have experienced both - some of the best and the worst dives I have ever done. Maybe I was spoiled by having the good dives first and having my expectation levels set unrealistically high.
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no-one has mentioned the threshers yet!!!

Hammerheads are fantastic, but I've never seen a thresher close up yet only from a distance in the deep south....

You are meant to be able to dive with them at the Brothers at the right times of year.....

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My over riding memories of the Brothers are that they are relatively barren places - they are not rich coral reefs covered with colourful marine life, but big lumps of rock in the middle of nowhere
Blimey I must have been narked, I could have sworn there were two big wrecks covered in life.

Heyho, I must admit I wouldn't do a Brothers trip on their own, but have always enjoyed the variety of combining them with Elphinstone and Deadalus.
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no-one has mentioned the threshers yet!!!
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I refer the honourable gentleman to the answer I gave some moments ago...

We had a close encounter with a thresher on the brothers - it was pretty cool.
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I refer the honourable gentleman to the answer I gave some moments ago...

We had a close encounter with a thresher on the brothers - it was pretty cool.
Thank you sir... I stand corrected......

I will award one a green for spotting this lack of comprehension on my part as way of an apology!



btw you ba$tard! (get any pics???)

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I will be diving The brothers in the Red Sea in late march.
Can anyone give me some advise on how best to dive this site ?
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Take a delayed smb and USE IT, the Egyptians just love flying across the water in their zodiacs at full pelt with scant regard for diver safety (odd really cos they're coming to pick YOU up)!!
Given that Elphinstone and Brothers can be challenging dives (currents and swell) it is not always easy to see divers bubbles from the surface but that doesn't seem to bother the Egyptians....

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Thank you sir... I stand corrected......

I will award one a green for spotting this lack of comprehension on my part as way of an apology!



btw you ba$tard! (get any pics???)

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edit - apperently I have to wait a bit!
Actually...
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could be a dolphin and a little photoshop!! - not jellous at all.... sigh..... I've seen 2 from about 20m above... sadly we could not drop down......

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