Wreck Diving

The Red Sea has been of major importance for thousands of years as a major shipping route. Countless wrecks have been lost on the unforgiving reefs. Even today great care must be taken whilst navigating as small mistakes can cost  captains their ships.The beauty of the Red Sea is that you find a complete cross section of wrecks from historic to modern all within the same area.

The Northern Red Sea has one of the biggest concentrations of shipwrecks found anywhere in the world. To the East of Sinai the Tiran straits and Nabeq to the north have cost many ships their lives as they tried to navigate the very deep,narrow channels between the mainland Sinai and Tiran Island. A number of wrecks can be found here a few deep but luckily most shallow enough to dive.

The Gulf of Suez to the west of Sinai is quite shallow meaning most of the wrecks are accessible to divers. The eastern reef complexes of Shaab Mahmood, Shag Rock and Shaab Ali, and the western reefs of Abu Nuhas, Gubal Islands and Ashrafi Islands border the Gubal Straits, the seaway leading to Suez and the Mediterranean. Over the centuries this has been an important trade route even before the opening of the Suez Canal and many ships have been wrecked on these reefs.

To the north, there are also many unexplored wrecks especially from the Ashrafi Islands to Ras Gharib. We have over 40 GPS positions for wrecks in this area, many still needing to be explored.

The Deep South also is home to a number of good wrecks. Areas such as Fury shoals near Ras Banas has claimed many wrecks over the years and again many are at diveable depths. There are a number of Wrecks South of Ras Banas including the 'secret' wreck of HMS Myngs, a British Destroyer.

Sudan has only a few wrecks so far discovered. The Blue Bell wreck or the Toyota wreck named to the cargo of cars and the Umbria lying just outside Port Sudan which is probably the best wreck in the Red Sea. Both these wrecks are included in our Sudan trips.