In the previous posting I briefly described the one greatest sign of God in the creation of the ocean, part of which were splash into the land to make the seas of the world. The seas themselves MEET in many places but they never MIX. The seas MEET the rivers at what is term estuarine, no MIXING either.
And the journey continue , again the time was really good in Georgia, but I thank God I am alive - This time (from the black sea through the Mediterranean sea, the red sea then Indian ocean) we scheduled to from Poti in Georgia –Turkey- Gibraltar- Syria- Egypt – Bombay in India), as usual paperwork and clearance documentation were arranged by agent for the ship after usual routine inspection for sea worthiness of the ship by various authority, survey agents and port state control; We set sail from black sea , a stop at turkey for bunkery and foods, to the Mediterranean sea…when look out east , west , south and north , the beauty of creation , looking a the blueness of the sea, the standing island in the middle of the sea, dancing of the joyous creature of the sea to the surface- beautiful. After short stop at giberalta for some business, then we sailed to syria, yap to discharge and load cargo syria was great to know, after the completion o fthe business we continue until meet the red, the sea where Moses and pharaoh had it tough and pharaoh perished with his follower, and named the red sea from then – it is still blue thus – where did all those blood gone I guess it get spread out to the ocean – there is no drain in this planet.
We continue in the red sea until we reach Suez Canal, one of the most important straits in the world significant from crossing the Atlantic to Indian Ocean. Ships have sailed, and sunk, in the Red Sea since it was the main route to the Indies for Phoenician and Ancient Egyptian traders. In those times, ships loaded with copper, cooking pots and clothing departed from el-Quseir and Berenice and returned bearing elephants, ebony, gems and spices. For centuries, the Red Sea remained a scene of shipwreck and adventure for smugglers, merchants, pirates and pilgrims. After the opening of the Suez Canal, in 1869, it continued its role as an international trade route and "Passage to India" for European travelers.It is restricted water because of the size and shalowness. Ship got line up to cross this canal it has a stringent monitoring and traffic control and there restriction to size of ships that can pass there .we spend somedays there , arab merchat will bring stuufs for us on boad the ship, and we have shore leave according to convineince state of affairs, because even thus we are stanby , it everything need tobe at maximum alert inthis water , because mistake is allowed , things got to be done right at once , those who want doctors can still see them, there provision of various service and supply in this canal.there is various check and suveyfor certification and ship condition, ship history , crew and officer.it was all good.we saty until it reach our ship turn then we sailed out slowly in from the canal heading top indian ocean -we are we will continue from here- now lets look at what the red sea is ...
Red seat a glance:Facts and figures at a glance
• Length: ~1900 km - 79 % of the eastern Red Sea with numerous coastal inlets
• Maximum Width: ~ 306 – 354 km – Massawa (Eritrea)
• Minimum Width: ~ 26 – 29 km -Strait Bab al Mandeb (Yemen)
• Average Width: ~ 280 km
• Average Depth: ~ 490 m
• Maximum Depth: ~2850 m
• Total surface Area: 438 x 103- 450 x 103 km²
• Volume: 215 x 103 –251 x 103 km³
• Approximately 40 % of the Red Sea is quite shallow (under 100 m) whereas about 25 % of the Red Sea is under 50 m deep. About 15 % of the Red Sea is over 1000 m depth that forms the deep axial trough.
• Shelf breaks are marked by coral reefs
• Continental slope has an irregular profile (series of steps down to ~500 m)
• Centre of Red Sea has a narrow trough (~ 1000 m; some deeps may exceed 2500 m)
Bordering countries are:
Northern shore: Egypt ,Israel Jordan
Western shore: Sudan ,Egypt ,
Eastern shore: Saudi Arabia ,Yemen
Southern shore: Somalia ,Djibouti ,Eritrea
Let us look at the red sea as described by wikipedia:
The Red Sea is an inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb sound and the Gulf of Aden. In the north are the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba or the Gulf of Eilat and the Gulf of Suez (leading to the Suez Canal). Occupying a part of the Great Rift Valley, the Red Sea has a surface area of roughly 174,000 square miles (450,000 km²): being roughly 1,200 miles (1,900 km) long and, at its widest point, over 190 miles (300 km) wide. It has a maximum depth of 8,200 feet (2,500 m) in the central median trench and an average depth of 1,640 feet (500 m), but there are also extensive shallow shelves, noted for their marine life and corals. The sea is the habitat of over 1,000 invertebrate species and 200 soft and hard corals and is the world's most northern tropical sea.
The Red Sea is regarded as one of the most saline water bodies in the world that is governed by the effects of the water circulation pattern, resulting from evaporation and wind stress in the Red Sea. Salinity ranges between 36 and 38 % Red Sea is a direct translation of the Latin Mare Erythraeum, Arabic Al-Baḥr Al-Aḥmar (البحر الأحمر), and Tigrinya Qeyḥ bāḥrī (ቀይሕ ባሕሪ). The name of the sea does not indicate the color of the water, because it is not red in color. It may signify the seasonal blooms of the red-colored cyanobacteria Trichodesmium erythraeum near the water surface. Some suggest that it refers to the mineral-rich red mountains nearby which are called Harei Edom (הרי אדום). Edom, meaning "ruddy complexion", is also an alternative Hebrew name for the red-faced biblical character Esau (brother of Jacob), and the nation descended from him, the Edomites, which in turn provides yet another possible origin for Red Sea.
There is also speculation that the name Red Sea came from a mistranslation of what should have been Reed Sea in the Biblical account of the Exodus. Another hypothesis is that the name comes from the Himarites, a local group whose own name means red. Yet another theory favored by some modern scholars is the name red is referring to the direction south, the same way the Black Sea's name may refer to north. The basis of this theory is that some Asiatic languages used color words to refer to the cardinal directions. A final theory suggests that it was named so because because it borders the Egyptian Desert which the ancient Egyptians called the Dashret or "red land"; therefore it would have been the sea of the red land.
History - The Egyptians were the first to attempt a mission of exploration in the Red Sea. In the Bible, the story of The Exodus tells how Moses, the son of a slave woman, leads the Israelites across its headwaters, (presumably the Reed Sea which has since disappeared because of the Suez Canal water diversion) to freedom, by using the powers of God to part the waters. However, it was a Greek sailor, Hippalus, who conferred an international dimension upon the Red Sea in his manifesto on the voyage of the Eritrea Sea and thus opened it up to an immense and exclusive trade with Asia. It was only from the 15th century onwards that Europe began to show interest in this area. In 1798, France charged General Bonaparte with invading Egypt and capturing the Red Sea. Although he failed in his mission, the engineer J.B. Lepere, who took part in it revitalised the plan for a canal which had been envisaged during the reign of the Pharaohs. The Suez Canal was opened in November 1869. At the time, the British, French, and Italians shared the trading posts. The posts were gradually dismantled following the First World War. After the Second World War, the Americans and Soviets exerted their influence whilst the volume of oil tanker traffic intensified. However, the Six Day War culminated in the closure of the Suez Canal from 1967 to 1975. Still today, in spite of patrols by the major maritime fleets in the waters of the Red Sea, the Suez Canal has never recovered its supremacy over the Cape route, which is believed to be less vulnerable.
Oceanography- The Red Sea lies between arid land, desert and semi-desert. The main reasons for the better development of reef systems along the Red Sea is because of its greater depths and an efficient water circulation pattern, The Red Sea water mass exchanges its water with the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean via the Gulf of Aden. These physical factors reduce the effect of high salinity caused by evaporation and cold water in the north and relatively hot water in the south.
Climate: The climate of the Red Sea is the result of two distinct monsoon seasons; a northeasterly monsoon and a southwesterly monsoon. Monsoon winds occur because of the differential heating between the land surface and sea. Very high surface temperatures coupled with high salinities makes this one of the hottest and saltiest bodies of seawater in the world. The average surface water temperature of the Red Sea during the summer is about 26°C in the north and 30°C in the south, with only about 2°C variation during the winter months. The overall average water temperature is 22°C. The rainfall over the Red Sea and its coasts is extremely low averaging 0.06 m per year; the rain is mostly in the form of showers of short spells often associated with thunderstorms and occasionally with dust storms. The scarcity of rainfall and no major source of fresh water to the Red Sea result in the excess evaporation as high as 205 cm per yr and high salinity with minimal seasonal variation.
Geology- The Red Sea formed by Arabia splitting from Africa due to continental drift. This split started in the Eocene and accelerated during the Oligocene. The sea is still widening and it is considered that the sea will become an ocean in time (as proposed in the model of Tuzo Wilson).Sometimes during the Tertiary period the Bab el Mandeb closed and the Red Sea evaporated to an empty hot dry salt-floored sink.
Effects causing this would be:-
• A "race" between the Red Sea widening and Perim Island erupting filling the Bab el Mandeb with lava.
• The lowering of world sea level during the Ice Ages due to much water being locked up in the ice caps.
Today surface water temperatures remain relatively constant at 70–77 °F (21–25 °C) and temperature and visibility remain good to around 660 feet (200 m), but the sea is known for its strong winds and tricky local currents.In terms of salinity, the Red Sea is greater than the world average, approximately 4 percent. This is due to several factors: 1) high rate of evaporation and very little precipitation, 2) a lack of significant rivers or streams draining into the sea, and 3) limited connection with the Indian Ocean (and its lower water salinity).
Living resources- Red Sea holds one of the most spectacular coastal and marine environments of the world and has a rich biodiversity.The sea is known for its biological characteristics including its rich fauna and flora, particularly coral reefs and numerous fish species has a number of unique marine habitats, including sea-grass beds, salt-pans, mangroves, coral reefs and salt marshes.
Mineral resources-In terms of mineral resources the major constituents of the Red Sea sediments are as follows:
• Biogenic constituents: Nannofossils, foraminifera, pteropods, siliceous fossils
• Volcanogenic constituents: Tuffites, volcanic ash, montmorillonite, cristobalite, zeolites
.Terrigenous constituents: Quartz, feldspars, rock fragments, mica, heavy minerals, clay minerals
• Authigenic minerals: Sulfide minerals, aragonite, Mg-calcite, protodolomite, dolomite, quartz, chalcedony.
• Evaporite minerals: Magnesite, gypsum, anhydrite, halite, polyhalite
• Brine precipitate: Fe-montmorillonite, goethite, hematite, siderite, rhodochrosite, pyrite, sphalerite, anhydrite.
Desalination plants- The Red Sea water is an essential asset. There is extensive demand of desalinated water to meet the requirement of the population and the industries along the Red Sea.There are at least 18 desalination plants along the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia which discharge warm brine and treatment chemicals(chlorine and anti-scalants) that may cause bleaching and mortality of corals and diseases to the fish stocks. Although this is only a localized phenomenon, it may intensify with time and have a profound impact on the fishing industry.The water from the Red Sea is also utilized by oil refineries and cement factories for cooling purposes. Used water drained back into the coastal zones may cause harm to the nearshore environment of the Red Sea.
I say the wonder of creation shall never end -- it isall about glory to the one on whose is power of all things - We must seefar beyond horizon if not , we lead wasted time - we don`t have to go there , we all got imagination and by respecting each other , we can make a global village together , through which the cost of discovering more about ourselve and adding more quality to the short we all got here will belike nothing -
as he put the sea is the end of the world
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In the previous posting I briefly described the one greatest sign of God in the creation of the ocean, part of which were splash into the land to make the seas of the world. The seas themselves MEET in many places but they never MIX. The seas MEET the rivers at what is term estuarine, no MIXING either.And the journey continue , again the time was really good in Georgia, but I thank God I am alive - This time (from the black sea through the Mediterranean sea, the red sea then Indian ocean) we scheduled to from Poti in Georgia –Turkey- Gibraltar- Syria- Egypt – Bombay in India), as usual paperwork and clearance documentation were arranged by agent for the ship after usual routine inspection for sea worthiness of the ship by various authority, survey agents and port state control; We set sail from black sea , a stop at turkey for bunkery and foods, to the Mediterranean sea…when look out east , west , south and north , the beauty of creation , looking a the blueness of the sea, the standing island in the middle of the sea, dancing of the joyous creature of the sea to the surface- beautiful. After short stop at giberalta for some business, then we sailed to syria, yap to discharge and load cargo syria was great to know, after the completion o fthe business we continue until meet the red, the sea where Moses and pharaoh had it tough and pharaoh perished with his follower, and named the red sea from then – it is still blue thus – where did all those blood gone I guess it get spread out to the ocean – there is no drain in this planet.
We continue in the red sea until we reach Suez Canal, one of the most important straits in the world significant from crossing the Atlantic to Indian Ocean. Ships have sailed, and sunk, in the Red Sea since it was the main route to the Indies for Phoenician and Ancient Egyptian traders. In those times, ships loaded with copper, cooking pots and clothing departed from el-Quseir and Berenice and returned bearing elephants, ebony, gems and spices. For centuries, the Red Sea remained a scene of shipwreck and adventure for smugglers, merchants, pirates and pilgrims. After the opening of the Suez Canal, in 1869, it continued its role as an international trade route and "Passage to India" for European travelers.It is restricted water because of the size and shalowness. Ship got line up to cross this canal it has a stringent monitoring and traffic control and there restriction to size of ships that can pass there .we spend somedays there , arab merchat will bring stuufs for us on boad the ship, and we have shore leave according to convineince state of affairs, because even thus we are stanby , it everything need tobe at maximum alert inthis water , because mistake is allowed , things got to be done right at once , those who want doctors can still see them, there provision of various service and supply in this canal.there is various check and suveyfor certification and ship condition, ship history , crew and officer.it was all good.we saty until it reach our ship turn then we sailed out slowly in from the canal heading top indian ocean -we are we will continue from here- now lets look at what the red sea is ...
Red seat a glance:Facts and figures at a glance
• Length: ~1900 km - 79 % of the eastern Red Sea with numerous coastal inlets
• Maximum Width: ~ 306 – 354 km – Massawa (Eritrea)
• Minimum Width: ~ 26 – 29 km -Strait Bab al Mandeb (Yemen)
• Average Width: ~ 280 km
• Average Depth: ~ 490 m
• Maximum Depth: ~2850 m
• Total surface Area: 438 x 103- 450 x 103 km²
• Volume: 215 x 103 –251 x 103 km³
• Approximately 40 % of the Red Sea is quite shallow (under 100 m) whereas about 25 % of the Red Sea is under 50 m deep. About 15 % of the Red Sea is over 1000 m depth that forms the deep axial trough.
• Shelf breaks are marked by coral reefs
• Continental slope has an irregular profile (series of steps down to ~500 m)
• Centre of Red Sea has a narrow trough (~ 1000 m; some deeps may exceed 2500 m)
Bordering countries are:
Northern shore: Egypt ,Israel Jordan
Western shore: Sudan ,Egypt ,
Eastern shore: Saudi Arabia ,Yemen
Southern shore: Somalia ,Djibouti ,Eritrea
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Leave your comment here... Post Comment 4000 characters left. HTML is not allowed. nav-tks officer, well - the suez passage is very buzy and loaded with multitask activities towards..safety and emergency response.i am glad ulike it .
shina - tks.i am glad u like , yr sence appreciation is reality about how beauiful u are ... the mediteranian and te red is .....the history -- it is sea that is so close to all th econtinnts ..is like a central point.
gg-- tks of course ind travel....what matter is if it travel blind or with eyes open...hey i am a land man too,i love land-- it is adventure ,,,part of ou life ,,,life end at the sea anyway...right .....i will wake u up when the ut get even colder so that so that u can get better place to continue hybernating ....
sally- tks a lot -- u are a beautiful person -- beautful people look for beautiful things any way ...and tks forthe hug..huh ..i ned that in this winter--- and guess what my hand are open to embrace too.i am just glad u like and u feel power of imagination - especiallybeyond horizon....and belive me the more we know each othe rthe more we can see and so more greater stuffs.
tks deepblue-- u are very right the the ocean and the sea are so rich -- from animal ...to minerals think about . there are still much more to disciver in deep sea exploration ...
doeeye-huh,,,,u should read my blog." do you no rio dela plata "..the story starts from tehre ...back in 1998...we geting closer to the end ...before i will lunch others,.....i am presently a phd fellow on on land -- i still go on boat ocasionaly ...
A Yahoo! user said 31 months ago · Delete Man so ur actually at sea...thot u were on terra firma...good luck sea fearer...how do you feel when a ship passes by eh!
A Yahoo! user said 31 months ago · Delete Truly an amazing blog entry.. the Mediterran Seas and oceans surrounding Africa and Europe hold so much interesting tales of adventure and debaunchery.. so much history.. and so much is hidden between these seas still to be discovered and explored. We live in such natural beauty... these oceans hold so many secrets.. Are there still sea animals still yet to be found.. treasure yet to be discovered...life is so full of surprises.. What is underneath the waters of the Red Sea? ...What secrets does it hold?..so much is intriguing to me. I love your blog entried dear friend xoxoxoxo you are so full of intelligence and wisdom beyond your years ..xoxo luv ya my dear african friend xoxo
A Yahoo! user said 31 months ago · Delete You are something, you know that?! If you were here right now I would give you a big hug!
Thank you for the information. I agree, we must see far beyond the horizon. Indeed, we do have imaginations and I've never been to the red sea, but now I can dream about it...
I learned a lot.
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A Yahoo! user said 31 months ago · Delete Aahhhh. We are never too old to learn something new. Your journey was descriptive enough for me to envision it as though I was there myself. Even the fish make me want to go snorkeling and I am a land lover. I admire the waters and I respect them .... from a distance. As a matter of fact, all of that water behind you looks cold. I think I am going to hibernate. Wake me in the spring.
A Yahoo! user said 31 months ago · Delete love the red sea great for diving or just plain paddling fantastic ilove the fish there xxxxx
A Yahoo! user said 31 months ago · Delete The Red Sea has a fascination. Also thanks for the information. Your Blog is to enrich to - for all.
A Yahoo! user said 31 months ago · Delete I haven't been to red sea yet..thanks for the info.....now i have an idea about red sea..
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