WRECKS – 2dive4 – Brotherdive

Wreck diving

Despite the many similarities in diving, we differ somewhat in our underwater interests. Marcel is more focused on macro life, and Edwin is a more enthusiastic wreck diver.

On this page we like to share some specific wreck dives we made during our BrotherDive trips but also separately made by Edwin.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Where applicable we make use of various ‘sketchfab’ 3D models to give you a great impression of the wrecks.

All credits go out the the creators of the scatckfab photogrammetry models.

Below you'll find an overview of the wrecks we dived

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Jake seaplane wreck (Palau - Micronesia)

During our BrotherDive trip to Palau in 2022, met an American diver Brett Eldridge. Together with Brett we dived the wreck of a The Aichi E13A (aka ‘Jake’) Seaplane.

Brett is an enthusiastic wreck divers and experienced in making photogrammetry models. He shot hundreds of photos of the wreck during our dive.

The fabulous result can be seen here!

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The El Mina / El Miniya (Hurghada - Egypt)

This article was is part of the “Get wrecked” series written by Edwin and originally published in the diving magazine of Lucky Divers Rotterdan (The Netherlands)

The El Mina (which is Arabic for harbour) got its name from the fact that it sank near the harbour of Hurghada.
Her real name is “El Miniya” and is also known as “The Harbour Wreck”
The ship was sunk in 1970, while at anchor, by Israeli bombers during the 6 day war. This Egyptian minesweeper is approximately 70 metres long and 9.5 metres wide. She lies on her starboard side in 32 metres of water at the stern and approximately 26 metres at the bow.

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The Mohamed Hasabella (Hurghada - Egypt)

The Mohamed Hasabella, was an Egyptian fishing vessel of the type that is still often used in this area today.

The wreck is not very old, and the story behind the ship is probably only known to the local fishing population. To reach the wreck you have to swim from the back (near the mooring rope) of the El Mina 1 for up to 2 minutes (45 meters) in a southerly direction.

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The Carnatic (Abu Nuhas - Egypt)

The Carnatic was once a magnificent 90 metre long British P&O (Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company) sailing / steamer. The ship was launched on 8th December 1862 at the shipyard of “Samuda Bros of London”.

It was a passenger and mail ship, the mail on this voyage was intended for the British troops in India.
But it also carried bales of cotton, copper ingots, soda water, 40,000 sterling in gold coins and a cargo of the finest wine. Because of the latter this ship is also known as the ‘wine wreck’.

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The Salem Express (Safaga - Egypt)

A dive on the Salem Express is a dive with contradictions because the ship is officially registered as a grave monument.
The Salem Express lies on her starboard side near the Hyndman reef at a depth between 12 and 30 meters.
The wreck, a former Roll on Roll off Ferry, is no less than a 100 meters long. The ship was built in 1966 and sank in December 1991, after an unfortunate collision with the Hyndman reef.

Diving on the ship has been officially permitted since 1995, the wreck is open to divers although parts of the ship are inaccessible.
The bow and the screws are completely intact and the wreck is surrounded by marine life.