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 sketchfab 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 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.
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Thistlegorm - Sha'ab Ali - Egypt
This is one of the most famous wrecks in the world. Located in the northern section of the Red Sea (+/- 40km from Sharm el-Sheikh) , the SS Thistlegorm is a 124-metre long British steamship from the Second World War. It was sunk in 1941 following a German air attack.
She was packed to the gunwales with a cargo of supplies destined for the British fifth army based in Alexandria. Armoured Bren-Gun carriers, BSA motorcycles, jeeps, trucks, rolling stock, aeroplane parts, stacks of rifles, radio equipment, munitions, and a plentiful supply of Wellington boots can all be seen during your dive.
The Thistlegorm is a paradise for wreck enthusiasts.
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Giannis D (Abu Nuhas - Egypt)
The Giannis D. had been built and launched in 1969 in Japan under the name of ‘Shoyo Maru’, and renamed the Markus. The ship was sold again in 1980 to the Dumarc Shipping and Trading Corporation, Piraeus, Greece, and renamed the “Giannis D”. It measures 99.5 meters long and 16 meters wide.
It crashed against the north-western corner of the reef of Abu Nuhas on 19th April 1983
With bridge deck and engine room at the stern, this section provides the diver with the most interesting features. Externally, the propeller and rudder are found on the seabed.
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Patrol boat - (Hurghada - Egypt)
These are the remains of the small Egyptian patrol boat.
Starting around 27 meter till 35 meters of depth and scattered all around. And parts of it have slid down to 110 meters.
Actualy there is not much else to see that a little debris and the 2 engines.
The twin engines of the police patrol boat are laying on top of the wreck.
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Military museum (Hurghada - Egypt)
In September 2023 the Hurghada underwater museum was inaugurated, the result of collaboration between the government and the Egyptian Armed Forces and the Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA).
This museum includes 15 old military vehicles of the Egyptian Army, from different eras and origins.
The locations are: Erg Gamea, Shaab Elsakala and Urog Eltaweel.
We discus the last one ‘Urog Eltaweel’
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Chrissoula K / Marcus (Abu Nuhas - Egypt)
The “Tile wreck”, the great mystery of the “Chrisoula K” and the “M.V. Marcus”…
The large, semi-open cargo space allows for great swim-throughs, where you can see the ship’s cargo of Italian floor tiles, some of them still neatly stacked. The superstructure is covered in both hard and soft corals, and has considerable marine life.
The bow sits at 4m deep and the stern about 27m. The body of the wreck is still in good condition. Exploring the captain’s cabin and the engine room are exciting for the adventurous diver.
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Kimon M (Abu Nuhas - Egypt)
The Kimon M or “the Lentil Wreck” is actually one of two ships that wrecked here while transporting lentils. The other is the SeaStar, but that lies at 90 meter of depth.
The Kimon M is the largest and deepest of the four wrecks possible for recreational divers on Abu Nuhas.
It sank in 1978 on its way from Turkey to India. It measures approximately 120 metres but now has lost some of that to the sea.
Its deepest part is just over 30 meters and its shallowest is around 15 metres.
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MS Balena (Hurghada - Egypt)
The Balena is just a short distance from the beach at Giftun Beach Resort.
You can see it from the surface and is at it’s most only 10 meters deep.
But don’t let this trick you, it’s one of the most beautifull wrecks if it comes to flora, founa and marine life!
Excallibur - (Hurghada - Egypt)
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Tank wreck site - Sharm el Sheikh
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Yolanda - Sharm el Sheikh - Egypt
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