El Mina Wreck
Minesweeper wreck near Hurghada whose blast hole shelters clouds of glassfish hunted by lionfish and jackfish.
- Advanced
- Wreck
Advanced≤30 m
Giannis D (Abu Nuhas)
Dive site in Hurghada, Egypt
Abu Nuhas wreck whose engine room at 13 m allows easy penetration through clouds of glassfish.
- Max depth
- 28 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Apr–May, Oct–Nov
- Current
- Strong
The story
The Greek freighter Giannis D ran onto the Abu Nuhas reef in April 1983 and fell apart and sank within two weeks. Her cargo of wood gave her the nickname The Wooden Wreck.
Source: duikersgids.nl
The dive
A wreck dive. Known for nudibranchs, octopus and scorpionfish.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: duikersgids.nl
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Nudibranchs
- Octopus
- Scorpionfish
- Moray eels
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
Carnatic (Abu Nuhas)
Abu Nuhas wreck lying at 24 m parallel to the reef, home to sweepers, glassfish, batfish and nudibranchs.
- 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
- Inside the Carnatic wreck, Abu Nuhas, Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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