Wood cargo ship at Sha'ab Abu Nuhas
Data & Description
Rating¹:
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Former names:
Shoyo Maru
Type of vessel:
Cargo ship
Port of registry:
Greece
Last cargo:
Teakwood and mahogany
Length:
100 meters
Beam:
16 meters
Tonnage:
2900 BRT
Maximum speed:
12 knots
Launched:
1969
Sunk:
April 19th, 1983
Reason sunk:
ran aground on the reef of Abu Nuhas because of a navigation problem
Position:
Sha'ab Abu Nuhas
Minimum depth:
27 meters
Maximum depth:
27 meters
Weather:
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Dive-navigator Hurghada and Safagaa
Description dive spot:
The cargo ship lies drilled in itself on the side between 7 and 27 meters and is broken apart in the middle. Bow and stern lie apart about 30 meters. The middle part is completly destroyed, but the bridge and the men's quarter is very good preserved and lies between 7 and 15 meters, which is perfect for diving.
The highlights next to the men's quarter is the machine room. It is very spacious and the two Japanese diesel engines, which had 5.000 horsepower output still are very impressing with all their details.
Because of its sloping position diving the wreck is special. Easily orientation gets irritated, especially in the bridge and the men's quarter.
Many soft corals already discovered the wreck site.
Contributed by:
Martin Sebald, Alexander Schönleber
Last content update:
2009/01/05
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