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Red Sea Wreck Diving:
The Red Sea has more than its fair share of world-class wreck-dives, many of which are within easy reach of Sharm El Sheikh. Our daily boats regularly visit the SS Thistlegorm and the Dun raven wrecks.
The world famous wreck SS Thistlegorm was sunk in 1941 in the area of Shaab Ali in the Gulf of Suez. She was packed to the gunwales with a cargo of supplies destined for the British Fifth Army based in Alexandria. Armored Bern-Gun Carriers, BSA Motorcycles, jeeps, trucks, rolling stock, aero plane parts, stacks of rifles, radio equipment, munitions, and a plentiful supply of Wellington boots can all be seen during your dive. The Thistlegorm is heaven for wreck enthusiasts, but is also one of the most underrated fish dives in the area, attracting schooling barracuda and providing a hunting ground for giant tuna and snapper. Our excursions require an early start. After breakfast on board, you will make two dives on the wreck before making a dive in Ras Mohammed National Park on your way home. |
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Another popular wreck is the Dunraven, a Victorian steam- and sail-ship that was carrying spices, gold and timber from India. She hit the reef after an allegedly drunken dispute involving the Captain, his wife, and the First mate, and sunk soon after near Shaab Mahmoud in the Gulf of Suez. Although she was stripped of her cargo by a team of archaeologists in the early eighties, the Dunraven still makes an interesting dive, and is home to schools of glassfish, and some of the biggest Napoleon Wrasse you will ever see.
We do need a minimum of six people in order to make excursions to these wrecks, so if you are interested, tell your guide and he or she will try to get a group together for you. There are always plenty of people interested, so it should not be a problem. |
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