El Mina Wreck
Minesweeper wreck near Hurghada whose blast hole shelters clouds of glassfish hunted by lionfish and jackfish.
- Advanced
- Wreck
Advanced≤30 m
Carnatic (Abu Nuhas)
Dive site in Hurghada, Egypt
Abu Nuhas wreck lying at 24 m parallel to the reef, home to sweepers, glassfish, batfish and nudibranchs.
- Max depth
- 27 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Apr–May, Oct–Nov
The story
The Carnatic ran aground on Sha'b Abu Nuhas on 12 September 1869 and broke in half after 34 hours on the reef; thirty-one people drowned. She was carrying £40,000 worth of gold, and her wreck was rediscovered in May 1984.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
The dive
A wreck dive. Known for nudibranchs.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: divingaround.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Nudibranchs
- Batfish
Season in Hurghada
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Apr–May, Oct–Nov.
Source: divingaround.comWhere is Hurghada?
The point shows the Hurghada area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Hurghada
Giannis D (Abu Nuhas)
Abu Nuhas wreck whose engine room at 13 m allows easy penetration through clouds of glassfish.
- Advanced
- Wreck
- Nudibranchs
Pinnacle
down to 40 m
Carless Reef
Two pinnacles rising from an 18 m plateau where whitetip reef sharks, jacks, tuna and barracuda are quite commonly seen.
- Advanced
- Hammerhead sharks
Drift
down to 40 m
Small Giftun
Giftun National Park wall dropping past 100 m, where Napoleon wrasse and hawksbill turtles can be seen.
- Advanced
- Turtles
Pinnacle
down to 27 m
Fanous East
Shallow wall over a sandy slope where jackfish and lionfish hunt clouds of glassfish and silversides around two pinnacles.
- Open Water
- Silversides
Wreck
down to 50 m
Rosalie Moller
110 m coal ship sunk by German bombers, now attracting huge congregations of schooling fish.
- Experienced
- Tuna
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.
Photo credits
- Diver under the hull of the El Mina wreck, Hurghada, Jouni Kuisma, DiveCodex, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Divers at the bow of the Giannis D wreck, Abu Nuhas, W.Strickling, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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