North-Million Hope

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• The SS Thistlegorm is probably the most famous Wreck in the Red Sea. The British cargo ship was on its way to bring military equipment of all kinds for the British troops in North Africa. But then on the 6th of October 1941 a German bomber attacked the Thistlegorm. The Wreck is lying upright on the sea-bottom at 32 m depth. Especially interesting is the cargo: Tanks, Trucks, Motorcycles, Weapons, Railway carriage and two Railway engines.
• 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. It is now lying in a maximum depth of 27 m and is overgrown with hard - and soft corals.
• The Dunraven, a steam and sail-powered vessel used to transport spices and timber, ran aground the reef Sha'ab Mahmoud in April 1876 during a voyage from Bombay to Newcastle and sank quickly. The ship broke in two, and her two halves came to rest on the sea floor.
• 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 Million Hope: The ship’s superstructure is above the surface and the hull rests on the seabed at 20 m. Her starboard side is alongside the reef and the ship is upright with a list to port. The decks are under water. The vessel is largely intact with no evidence of salvage. All the cargo holds are entirely open and empty. At the Bows there is clear evidence of the ship’s impact with the reef with the bulbous nose having been pushed back into the hull. Swimming between reef and hull you will find the remains of the Hey Daroma squashed underneath this massive ship. The huge propeller is at 20 m but the rudder is missing. Above, this, the after-deck is at 4 - 5 m with all the usual fittings in place. Behind a large mooring winch is an open deck hatch - which allows into the ship’s interior. From here the Diver is able to locate the engine room.