Shag Rock

The Shag Rock wreck is the British cargo vessel Kingston, from 1871, which ran aground there on 22 February 1881 carrying coal for Aden. The captain miscalculated the ship's position, thought he had already cleared the Gulf of Suez and left the bridge; shortly afterwards, the ship ran aground on Shag Rock. On the second day the crew took to the boats, and the Kingston sank later that day; all crew members were evacuated safely. Captain Cousins was adjudged negligent and his Master's Certificate was suspended for six months. For years, the wreck was known as the 'Sarah H', a name taken from local dive guide Sara Hillel.

Beside the lighthouse there is a fixed mooring known as the Lady Jenny Mooring. Sohal surgeonfish, rabbitfish and nudibranchs live on the wreck. Along the reef there are jackfish, groupers, snappers, turtles and the occasional eagle ray; on the west wall, groupers, yellow snappers and jackfish abound. On the south plateau, turtles, morays, groupers and potato cod are common. In the area, dolphins are seen regularly.