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 Strait of Gubal

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English (Translate this text in English): This area is well known for its wrecks: Thistlegorm, Carnatic, Dunraven, Ghianis D, Chrisoula K, etc.

Usually, cruises starts from Hurghada and go north to the Thistlegorm area and sometime to Ras Mahamed marine reserve (but you need an authorization to dive there).

This is a great area for diving, less crowded than Hurghada. Enjoy the trip !

English (Translate this text in English): This area is well known for its wrecks: Thistlegorm, Carnatic, Dunraven, Ghianis D, Chrisoula K, etc.

Usually, cruises starts from Hurghada and go north to the Thistlegorm area and sometime to Ras Mahamed marine reserve (but you need an authorization to dive there).

This is a great area for diving, less crowded than Hurghada. Enjoy the trip !

This area is well known for its wrecks: Thistlegorm, Carnatic, Dunraven, Ghianis D, Chrisoula K, etc.

Usually, cruises starts from Hurghada and go north to the Thistlegorm area and sometime to Ras Mahamed marine reserve (but you need an authorization to dive there).

This is a great area for diving, less crowded than Hurghada. Enjoy the trip !

English (Translate this text in English): This area is well known for its wrecks: Thistlegorm, Carnatic, Dunraven, Ghianis D, Chrisoula K, etc.

Usually, cruises starts from Hurghada and go north to the Thistlegorm area and sometime to Ras Mahamed marine reserve (but you need an authorization to dive there).

This is a great area for diving, less crowded than Hurghada. Enjoy the trip !

English (Translate this text in English): This area is well known for its wrecks: Thistlegorm, Carnatic, Dunraven, Ghianis D, Chrisoula K, etc.

Usually, cruises starts from Hurghada and go north to the Thistlegorm area and sometime to Ras Mahamed marine reserve (but you need an authorization to dive there).

This is a great area for diving, less crowded than Hurghada. Enjoy the trip !

English (Translate this text in English): This area is well known for its wrecks: Thistlegorm, Carnatic, Dunraven, Ghianis D, Chrisoula K, etc.

Usually, cruises starts from Hurghada and go north to the Thistlegorm area and sometime to Ras Mahamed marine reserve (but you need an authorization to dive there).

This is a great area for diving, less crowded than Hurghada. Enjoy the trip !

English (Translate this text in English): This area is well known for its wrecks: Thistlegorm, Carnatic, Dunraven, Ghianis D, Chrisoula K, etc.

Usually, cruises starts from Hurghada and go north to the Thistlegorm area and sometime to Ras Mahamed marine reserve (but you need an authorization to dive there).

This is a great area for diving, less crowded than Hurghada. Enjoy the trip !

English (Translate this text in English): This area is well known for its wrecks: Thistlegorm, Carnatic, Dunraven, Ghianis D, Chrisoula K, etc.

Usually, cruises starts from Hurghada and go north to the Thistlegorm area and sometime to Ras Mahamed marine reserve (but you need an authorization to dive there).

This is a great area for diving, less crowded than Hurghada. Enjoy the trip !

English (Translate this text in English): This area is well known for its wrecks: Thistlegorm, Carnatic, Dunraven, Ghianis D, Chrisoula K, etc.

Usually, cruises starts from Hurghada and go north to the Thistlegorm area and sometime to Ras Mahamed marine reserve (but you need an authorization to dive there).

This is a great area for diving, less crowded than Hurghada. Enjoy the trip !

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Seasons
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Climate
Air temp. 70°F
21°C 		72°F
22°C 		75°F
24°C 		82°F
28°C 		88°F
31°C 		91°F
33°C 		91°F
33°C 		91°F
33°C 		90°F
32°C 		86°F
30°C 		79°F
26°C 		72°F
22°C
Water temp. 66°F
19°C 		68°F
20°C 		70°F
21°C 		73°F
23°C 		77°F
25°C 		79°F
26°C 		81°F
27°C 		81°F
27°C 		77°F
25°C 		73°F
23°C 		70°F
21°C 		68°F
20°C
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Quality Avg depth Max depth Experience Dive type
Carina Wreck - / -
49.2 ft 52.5 ft All divers
Carnatic 6 / -
65.6 ft 82 ft CMAS * / OW
Chrisoula K - / -
65.6 ft 88.6 ft CMAS * / OW
Dunraven 1 / -
65.6 ft 91.9 ft CMAS ** / AOW
Giannis D 3 / 1
65.6 ft 82 ft CMAS * / OW
Kingston Wreck - / -
49.2 ft 82 ft All divers
S.S. Thistlegorm 21 / 13
82 ft 98.4 ft CMAS ** / AOW
Sha'ab Umm Usk - / -
59.1 ft 131.2 ft All divers
Small Crack - / -
55.8 ft 75.5 ft All divers
The Alternatives - / -
32.8 ft 65.6 ft CMAS * / OW
The Kimon M - / -
82 ft 105 ft CMAS ** / AOW
The Rosalie Moller - / -
82 ft 164 ft CMAS *** / Rescue

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 S.S. Thistlegorm
By lea.old
Dec 3, 2008
Best wreck dive! - Best done on a liveaboard as your there before the day boats and are the last to leave so you can sometimes get this wreck all to yourself. I first did the Thistlegorm in 2002 on a liveaboard and last at the end of 2003 as a dive guide. Still as
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S.S. Thistlegorm
By jack
Oct 5, 2008
Dive! - The wreck is now as busy as Piccadilly Circus. It is best dived early morning from a liveaboard before the day boats arrive. It is a good dive with plenty to see inside and out. If you are diving from a day boat make sure you know where the shot l
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S.S. Thistlegorm
By lea.old
Oct 1, 2008
Just testing - When I first started diving I read an article about the Thistlegorm and said that one day I would go to theRed Sea and dive her, She is still a dream come true, to dive her was very moving, thoughts of the people who lost their life when she went
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S.S. Thistlegorm
By brice
Aug 26, 2008
Best with Jackson! - Had a weeks diving in the Red Sea (23-7-07) was lucky enough to dive the Thistlegorm including a night dive and found the turtles hiding place! Best of all dived the wreck at 6am Thurs morning (26-7-07). Fantastic, maybe top 10 dives of my life. F
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S.S. Thistlegorm
By chris
Apr 28, 2008
Great wreck dive - When I dive the Thistlegorm I generally go into the first level to have an explore around the trucks and bikes, then make my way down to the lower level and its coal bunker. As you come out you can either go over to the blast area or around to the
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 Trip: Sharm el Sheik Test
By jack
From Dec 6, 2008 to Dec 10, 2008
We dived the Thistlegorm during the day and night from Emperor MY Superior, using the new mooring buoys system. Having made over 60 dives on the wreck in differing conditions, it was interesting to see this system in place and how it would work.
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Trip: Gubal strait north cruise
By lea.old
From Dec 9, 2008 to Dec 9, 2008
Peter Collings is a renowned diver with several international awards to his credit. A well known wreck expert, what he knows about the Red Sea as a wreck diving destination makes him the authority on the subject. Now Peter has amassed a huge am
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Trip: Sharm el Sheik 2008
By brice
From Aug 23, 2008 to Aug 29, 2008
Sharmdive trip withfriends from UK.
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Trip: Sharm El Sheikh
By chris
From Apr 26, 2008 to May 3, 2008
Dive trip with my scuba diving club, UCB1 Plongée. Water temp was 24°C; air around 30°C. Two days of wind with some swell in Tiran Strait. Otherwise, very good conditions.          &nbsp
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