Cargo holds
Trucks and motorcycles.
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A British cargo ship built in Sunderland in 1940 and sunk by German bombers in October 1941 while at anchor in the Gulf of Suez waiting to pass through, whose wreck is now one of the world's most famous wreck dives. The ship carried military supplies for British forces in North Africa, and much of the cargo still sits in her holds under water: rows of trucks, cars and motorcycles, tyres, rifles and army boots, and two railway locomotives on deck, so the wreck feels like a sunken war museum. She lies at about thirty metres, was found by Jacques Cousteau's team in the 1950s, and over the decades coral and schools of fish have covered her. Her open holds let experienced divers go inside. Diving her is for certified, experienced divers only because of the depth and occasional currents; trips leave Sharm el-Sheikh at dawn for a full day by boat, or come as part of liveaboard cruises. Prices vary between dive centres.
Trucks and motorcycles.
Resting on deck.
Coral and fish schools.
Near Sha'ab Ali, Gulf of Suez, west of Ras Mohammed
No, it lies about thirty metres down and needs scuba diving with certification and experience, ideally an advanced diver card.