Cruise ship with floats on the side at Sharm el Sheikh on the Red Sea in Egypt

At the port of Sharm el Sheikh in the Sinai peninsula in north-east Egypt, you will always find a large number of ships or yachts. These are mostly run by operators and are not private, primarily meant for taking tourists to either the coral formations for the purpose of snorkeling (and to the destination that we had gone, we had 3 different places where we would get down from the yacht and do snorkeling, all of them near 3 extensive coral formations) or for the purpose of scuba diving. This photo is an example of a yacht that was near the port. Given the busy nature of the port, a number of yachts and ships were not tied up at the pier, but were at a distance, coming to the pier when required. Also, as per safety regulations, these yachts all had to have a certain number of floats (depending on the number of tourists and crew they carried). In the distance, you can see more such yachts and small ships as well as the hills in the background, very close to shore.

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