A U-shaped reef on the northeast side of Safaga Island, with the curve of the reef providing some shelter when wind and waves make other sites uncomfortable. The reef rises from about 15 metres; below that, sandy channels cut between the coral formations. Rays and barracuda are the permanent residents, and the sandy bottom harbours pipe eels and seahorses living in patches of eelgrass — both rarities at more exposed sites. Eagle rays cruise the outer edge, white-tip reef sharks appear in the deeper sections, and dugongs have been reported here on occasion, though sightings are unpredictable.