The Dunraven was built in 1873 and sank in 1976 coming from India and loaded with spices.
The story goes that the skipper and the first mate got into a fight over the skippers wife. During this fight the ship caught fire and sank.
the Dunraven lays upside down in shallow water. The stern lays in 30 meter and the bow on the reef in about 15 meter.
On this dive you will dive over the wreck till you reach the stern where you will enter the holds.
As the hold is empty there is enough space for you to pass through. Only where the water tank for the steam engine is, is the passage a little narrower.
After looking around the wreck you will continue your dive cruising along the reef.
The wreck is covered with corals. Inside you may find grouper and glassfish.
On the reef yyou can often spot a family of napolean wrasses as well as stonefish if you are able to spot them.
This is the most famous wreck in the area and therefore very popular.
The Thistlegorm was built in 1940 by Thomson & sons as a British transport ship. It was anchored at Sha'ab ali on the night of 5- 6 October 1941 in a convoy of other ships, loaded to the gunwales with all equipment that the British troops in North Africa needed. Early morning in the 6th the ship got bombed by a German bomber from Crete. The Thistlegorm sank immediately.
It lay undisturbed on the bottom of the sea until 1956 when Jaques Cousteau discovered it and made it know again to the world.
Nowadays the Thistlegorm is still a very impressive wreck that is very worthwhile visiting and starting early to do so.
You will make 2 dives on the wreck. The first one being an orientation of the outside of the wreck and the second going through the wreck on the inside discovering all the treasures in the holds.
In the holds you will find: motorbikes, trucks, airplane wings, Wellington boots, MK III riffles and much more.
The wreck is also surrounded with fish life so keep an eye open when circling the wreck.
The Carnatic is a beautiful 19th Century wreck that lies on Sha'ab Abu Nuhas Reef. Its shallow depth means that it is accessible to all levels of diver and all levels will appreciate it as a great wreck dive. Despite the length of time the Carnatic has been on the seabed (it sank in 1869) it is remarkably intact. The majority of your dive can be done along the outside of the wreck past giant moray eels and other Red Sea reef fish that have made this wreck their home. In the holds you can see the remains of broken bottles and there are shoals of glass fish inhabiting them. Penetration into the holds is easy for any level of diver. To finish the dive you can head back along Sha'ab Abu Nuhas reef where you will be able to find many different types of coral and fish before ascending.
The Chrisoula K was a Greek registered freighter and on its final journey its cargo consisted of Italian floor tiles heading for Jeddah. It sank August 31st 1981 after Captain Kanellis passed over control of his ship following two days of intensive navigation. Shortly after the engines were set at full speed and the Chrisoula K was driven right into the northeast corner of Sha'ab Abu Nuhâs Reef. Thankfully there was no loss of life.
The Chrisoula K now sits in a large open, sandy space. The bows used to rise out of the water, but wave action has now reduced them to a few metres below the surface. The main body of the wreck is generally upright with the cargo of tiles still in place. The stern leans well over to the starboard and is slowly separating altogether. Deep inside the stern, the engine room offers some serious penetration diving for the experienced wreck diver, although there are numerous obstructions so be careful. There is also the possibility of some much more straightforward penetration with plenty of easy swim-throughs and access to areas worthy of exploration without the danger of becoming lost inside. At the seabed, the large propeller and rudder are still virtually undamaged at the maximum depth for this dive of 26m. The Chrisoula K is now covered in an assortment of hard corals and has been made home by a variety of reef fish. This shipwreck offers a variety of different dives to cater for all levels of experience.
The Giannis D sank with its cargo of timber in 1983 and lies next to a coral reef. The entire wreck can be seen from either end because of good the visibility. It is broken up in the Center, but the bow and stern remain intact. At the stern on the sea floor there is a point where penetration allows you to travel up towards the top of the wreck to a pocket of trapped air. You will need to leave by the same hole which you entered. At the bow you can see where the boat had been renamed, with the old name just visible under a layer of paint. Expect to see glassfish, scorpionfish, angelfish, bumphead wrasse and a napoleon fish. The dive can be finished by traversing the reef, or by climbing up the mast, which rises up to only four meters below the surface.
The Kimon M was a general cargo vessel of 3,129 tonn, with four cargo holds - two forward of and two aft of the central bridge structure. She was built Germany in 1952 and in December 1978, loaded with 4,500 tons of lentils she made her final voyage. On December 12th 1978, with engines at full speed the Kimon M drove hard onto the northeast corner of Sha'ab Abu Nuhâs Reef. A passing cargo ship, the Interasja, immediately responded to the distress call and picked up all the crew and delivered them safely to Suez two days later.
The initial impact drove the Kimon M hard onto the top of the reef where she stayed for several days, allowing the recovery of some of her cargo. Wind and currents pushed the ship onto her starboard side until the remainder of the ship fell into deeper water, coming to rest at the base of the reef. Later a large hole was cut into the vessel in order to salvage the majority of the engine.
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