25/09/2023
Are you a certified Scubadiver?
Would you like to dive the SS Thistlegorm Wreck?
Then look no further with Anthias Divers Sharm El Shiekh.....
British owned scuba school!
THISTLEGORM WRECK
SS Thistlegorm is easily the most-famous diving wreck of The Red Sea. Thistlegorm was a British transport ship used in World War II and on its way to the Suez Canal when it was sunk by a German airstrike in the middle of the night October 5th-6th 1941. After German Intelligence (Abwher) heard of Allied troopships in the area, they sent a pair of Heinkel HE 111 aircraft to locate and destroy. However, the largest vessel that they found was SS Thistlegorm, which they bombed, hitting Hold #4 near the rear of the ship. Thistlegorm sank in less than 10 minutes, but luckily due to the warm weather that night most of the crew were sleeping on deck and survived. All but nine men were rescued by HMS Carlisle, which was moored nearby.
Within 15 years of Thistlegorm sinking, Jacques Cousteau had discovered it as a dive site, with the help of local fishermen and it had been featured in his book and by National Geographic. Then when the area of and around Sharm el Sheikh became developed as a tourist resort for scuba diving in the 1990s, the site became more and more popular with recreational scuba divers. It is now incredibly popular, which means it gets very crowded during the day in high season. Over the following years dive boats that moor at the wreck have caused damage with mooring lines. There was a period in the early 21st century that saw permanent mooring lines attached, but these weren't done properly and caused even more damage, especially in currents. Damage to the wreck has also been caused by the air bubbles of so many divers that have made air pockets within the wreck. At one stage the local authorities had to drill holes in the ceilings to let that air and future bubbles escape. Some items have also been looted from Thistlegorm over the years.
The wreck is nearly 130 metres long and lies almost upright at 32 metres. This means that it’s restricted to Advanced Divers and you need to spend time at depth, before a safety stop in the blue. This is ideal for diving on Nitrox. The wreck is regarded by many as the best wreck dive in the world. It is full of items transported for war, including guns, tanks, motorcycles, trucks, and even locomotive engines! SS Thistlegorm Wreck is located in the north of The Red Sea, at S**g Rock in the Gulf of Gubal, and can be visited by day trip boats and liveaboards. Day-trip diving boats from Sharm el-Sheikh can take up to four hours to get to the site and offer two-dive day trips. Therefore, during the day it can become very crowded. So liveaboard divers benefit from enjoying a less-crowded wreck on the first or final dive of the day.
Visibility is generally good to very good unless the sea conditions disturb silt that can reduce the clarity of the water. Marine life is healthy and abundant, but due to the vast number of divers who visit every day, shy species tend to stay away. However, the attraction here is not the marine life, but the wreck itself. It remains relatively intact, and has plenty of safe pe*******on points, even for divers without special training.
In honour and memory of the nine men who lost their lives during the attack and sinking.
Joseph Rolfe (17), Archie Giffin (18), Alexander Watt (21), Thomas Woolaghan (24), Christopher Todds (25), Arthur Cain (26), Donald Masterson (32), Kahil Sakando (49) & Alfred Kean (68)
Price 175USD
If need full equipment then 30USD
So total 205USD
Full day included lunch and soft drinks and transportation.
Take only memories and leave only bubbles!!
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