Wreck Diving

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Many of the Red Sea's most famous wreck diving sites are located within easy sailing distance of Sharm el Sheikh. We schedule boat trips several times per week to the world-renown World War II shipwreck SS Thistlegorm, which may be reached in approximately 3 hours. The steamship also known as Dunraven is another popular wreck both for its history and marine life. Weather permitting it is also possible to dive on several lesser known wrecks around the Straits of Tiran and Ras Mohamed National Park as well as the wrecks of the "ship graveyard" Abu Nuhas

 

Thistlegorm

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The world famous wreck SS Thistlegorm was sunk in 1941 in the area of Sha'ab Ali in the Gulf of Suez.

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Dunraven

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Dunraven, another popular wreck is the Dunraven, a Victorian steam and sail ship that was carrying spices, cotton and timber from India. The ship hit the reef after an allegedly drunken dispute involving the Captain, his wife, and his first mate, and caught fire. It sank in 30m of water beside the reef, upside down.

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Abu Nuhas

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Abu Nuhas, also known as the ship graveyard as you will find numerous wrecks in this area.

The oldest wreck is the Carnatic which sank in 1869 and lies at 27m. This wreck was carrying cotton bales and mail destined for British troops in India and cargo of the finest wine and soda water.  One of the holds also contained £40,000 in gold, but that was retrieved at the beginning of November 1869. The ship sank after it run aground, after strong currents pushed it off course.

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