Diving sharm is a must for anyone who is serious about exploring the underwater world, wreck diving especially is the place whereby the world above the water amalgamates perfectly with the aquatic world to create an awe-inspiring locality of marine life, colours and seemingly new worlds. Diving sharm is, in my opinion the pinnacle of where our everyday world blends with the depths of the ocean.
Wreck diving in the red sea, especially when Diving sharm opens your eyes to feasts amongst the Sinai Peninsula whereby the amount of wrecks present for divers to investigate is endless. Diving sharm offers perhaps the two most famous sunken shipwrecks in the world, the Thislegorm and the Dunraven. Known for the thrill they create when diving as well as the pristine condition and almost untouched state in which the red sea has preserved these vessels.
Diving sharm to dive the Thislegorm is well worth it, the ship lays at anchor awaiting further orders and directions from its previous commander, Great Britain. Once a supply vessel, she was laden heavily with an array of military equipment en route to North Africa to replenish British troops with ammunition and vehicles. Sunken by an attack from a German bomber in the late evening of 6th October 1941, the bombs took out the number four hold, ripping the stern apart. Resulting in the sunken treasure which holds some of the most wonderful aquatic life visible when Diving sharm.
Diving sharm is an experience which every diver should explore; the Thislegorm is integral to the overall experience. 126m long with a beam of 17.5m, once with the capability of carrying 4898 tons. She lies on a sandy plain at 30m, with parts of her bridge coming to just 17m. Safety is imperative when diving this piece of history, the currents are strong and the tidal directions can vary greatly, ascent and descents on rope secured by the wreck are obligatory.
Diving sharm for the wreck itself is undisputedly the number one dive site in the world featuring a vast array of military hardware ranging from anti aircraft and bren guns, airplane wings, ammunitions and shells, railway carriages and tenders, Wellington boots, trucks and motorcycles.
Diving sharm for the Thislegorm is awe-inspiring in itself, however additionally the Dunraven offers something slightly different. She was a steam and sail powered vessel en route from Bombay to Newcastle transporting spices and timber when she met with the horse shoe reef at Sha'ab Mahmud. The ship hit the reef after an allegedly drunken dispute involving the Captain, his wife, and his First mate, and caught on fire. The shipwreck has been underwater for more than 130 years; its contents were stripped of by a team of archaeologists in the 80s. Now it resembles a large cave. Inside divers can find schools of yellow goat fish and Giant morays. Due to its long time underwater the hull that is on the top is encrusted with corals and full of marine life, such as schools of bat fish, nudibranchs, pipe fish and the very rare ghost pipe fish.
Diving sharm for its wrecks induces a haze of adrenaline induced speechlessness which is incomparable to any other diving experience, a must for the premier position on any divers must see list.
Author: Emma Parker (11/08/08)
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Author: Emma Parker (03/08/08)
That’s all for now on Diving sharm
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