North incl. Rosalie Moller - Brother Islands

North incl. Rosalie Moller - Brother Islands

Itinerary Highlights

  • The SS Thistlegorm is probably the most famous Wreck in the Red Sea.
  • The reef at Abu Nuhas is famous for wrecks. There are 4 Wrecks, which are today an attraction point for divers all around the world. For example the Greek cargo ship Giannis D, which ran aground the reef on 19th April 1984 and sank a short time afterwards.
  • The steamship Carnatic struck the reef in September 1869. She sank the following day as the weather worsened.She lies in about 26m depths.
  • The Dunraven, a steam and sail-powered vessel used to transport spices and timber, ran aground the reef Shaab Mahmoud in April 1876 during a voyage from Bombay to Newcastle and sank quickly.
  • The marine park Ras Mohamed offers dreamlike diving spots. For example Shark and Yolanda Reef. Both reefs are standing on a plateau, which is between 10 m to 20 m deep. The edges of the plateau fall down to more than 200 m. At the reef you will find nice hard and soft corals, plenty of fish in all kind of sizes. With luck you can see sharks during your early morning dive. At Yolanda Reef you can see the cargo of a Cypriot freighter Yolanda which ran aground in 1980: a large quantity of household pottery such as toilets, bath and shower tubes and bidets.
  • Diving the Rosalie Moller: This is a magnificent shipwreck which is virtually intact. She sits upright on the seabed at a maximum depth of 45-50m. Almost everything is still in place including both masts - as far as the crosstrees. The decks are at 39m.
  • The Brother Islands one of the best diving spots in the world. The Islands – the Big Brother and the Little Brother – are two small exposed promontories that just come out of the water in the middle of the sea at around 60 km from the Egyptian coast line. The Little Brother has a very high concentration of life in a much reduced area. The walls are covered literally with sponges, anemones and all sorts of hard and soft corals in an astonishing variety of colors and shapes. Of course you will find here plenty of fish. It is not unusual to see sharks: hammerheads, thresher sharks, grey reef sharks, silver tip and white tip reef sharks. About one km north of the Little Brother lays the Big Brother. Situated, in the middle of the island, is a lighthouse. When it is not too windy, you can proceed to dive the wreck Numida which lies upon the reef on the northern side of the island between 5m and 80 m. This 150m long ship sunk in 1901 and is now completely covered with both hard and soft corals and gorgonias. At the NW side of the island you will find the other wreck: the AIDA. This 82m long steam ship sunk 1957. The remaining pieces of the Wreck are scattered all over the reef and just the back side of the hull can be found between 34 m and 60 m. It is nicely overgrown and worth to visit.
  • Because of strong current and may be high waves it is not easy to dive at the Brother’s. This safari is only for experienced divers!

Dive sites in this itinerary

  • SS Thistlegorm

    The Thistlegorm, on the west coast of the Sinai Peninsula and 40 km from Sharm El Sheikh, is the best known and most popular Wreck dive in the Red Sea. The 125m long British army freighter sank after just 18 months of her launch in April 1940. Her last voyage commenced on the 2nd of June 1941 as she sailed to Alexandria and was loaded with wartime supplies during World War II. A long list of inventory includes armored tracked vehicles, aircraft, armored vehicles, Jeeps and Bedford trucks. In spite of being privately owned and operated, the HMS Thistlegorm was nevertheless fitted with a 4" anti-aircraft gun and a heavy caliber machine gun when she was drafted for war duty. But it was never to be. In the early hours of 6th October 1941 the Thistlegorm was split in 2 and sank almost instantly after being hit by 2 bombs from a German long range bomber. The hit only blew a hole in the port side of hold number 5 but then cargo tank ammunition ignited, causing the bulk of the damage.

  • Brother Islands

    The Brother Islands one of the best diving spots in the world. The Islands – the Big Brother and the Little Brother – are two small exposed promontories that just come out of the water in the middle of the sea at around 60km from the Egyptian coast line. The Little Brother has a very high concentration of life in a much reduced area. The walls are covered literally with sponges, anemones and all sorts of hard and soft corals in an astonishing variety of colors and shapes. Of course you will find here plenty of fish. It is not unusual to see sharks: hammerheads, thresher sharks, grey reef sharks, silvertip and whitetip reef sharks. About one km north of the Little Brother lays the Big Brother. Situated, in the middle of the island, is a lighthouse. When it is not too windy, you can proceed to dive the Wreck NUMIDIA which lies upon the reef on the northern side of the island between 5m and 80m. This 150m long ship sunk in 1901 and is now completely covered with both hard and soft corals and gorgonias. At the NW side of the island you will find the other Wreck: the AIDA. This 82m long steam ship sunk 1957. The remaining pieces of the Wreck are scattered all over the reef and just the back side of the hull can be found between 34m and 60m. It is nicely overgrown and worth to visit. Because of strong current and may be high waves it is not easy to dive at the Brother’s. This safari is only for experienced divers.

  • Ras Mohammed

    The marine park Ras Mohamed offers dreamlike diving spots. For example SHARK REEF and YOLANDA REEF. Both reefs are standing on a plateau, which is between 10 m to 20 m deep. The edges of the plateau fall down to more than 200 m. At the reef you will find nice hard and soft corals, plenty of fish in all kind of sizes. With luck you can see sharks during your early morning dive. At Yolanda Reef you can see the cargo of a Cypriot freighter YOLANDA which ran aground in 1980. Loaded with sanitary equipment, toilet bowls and bathtubs, the YOLANDA was on its way to Aqaba. Storms caused the wreck to slide into the depths of the sea, but large parts of the cargo are still scattered around the reef and beautifully overgrown, making it a popular photo spot.

  • Wreck of Rosalie Moller

    The Rosalie Moller ran in 1910 under the name "Francis" from the stack. She was sold in 1931, given the name "Rosalie Moller" by the new shipowner and was primarily used as a general cargo ship between Shanghai and Tsingtao until the beginning of the war, and then commuted as a coal freighter between Liverpool and all British war ports from Portsmouth to Gibraltar. In 1941 she received the transfer order for the Red Sea. As with the Thistlegorm, the shorter journey through the Mediterranean Sea, which was dominated by the German and Italian air forces, was rejected and the 12,000 nm long route around Africa was started, reaching the Straits of Gubal in early October 1941 and the Thistlegorm anchored worldwide. Two days after the sinking of the Thistlegorm, on October 8, 1941, the Luftwaffe carried out another air raid on the ships lying at anchor, during which the Rosalie Moller began to sink due to a bomb hit at 00:45 AM, only to rise from the sea surface an hour later disappear . The wreck lies upright at a depth of 50 m, almost due north, the upper deck begins at a depth of approx. 30 m.<br/>Due to the depth, the current that is usually present and the difficult navigation, the Rosalie Moller is rarely approached and is only for experienced divers!<br/>You can either dive on a regular single tank or with tech-diving equipment for a longer bottom time if you so desire. The Rosalie Moller is the Sister Ship of the World famous, and maybe the best wreck dive in the World, Thistlegorm Shipwreck. The hard and soft coral is covering the hull and makes great underwater pictures opportunities. In addition, this artificial reef attracts an interesting variety of marine life with Barracudas, Tunas, Jacks and Trevallies looking for their next meal. Reef Sharks can also sometimes be spotted. Inside the Rosalie Moller is full of Glass fish, Lion fish and Groupers.

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