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Carnatic
Ranked as Awesome by independant reviews Ranked as Awesome by independant reviews Ranked as Awesome by independant reviews
Located in: Africa >> Egypt >> Hurghada  
The most incredible part of this entire shipwreck is that, whilst the ship went to the bottom in two separate halves, those two halves then fell together on the seabed - just as they might have done had the ship gone down as one piece. Today the Carnatic is found at the base of the Reef and lies parallel to it. She is on her port side with the bows facing east. There are three distinct elements to this dive; The fore and aft sections are still largely intact and are joined together by the most damaged area where the ship was broken and the engine room was located.
17m / 56ft
27m / 89ft
Accidental sinking: 13-Sep-1869 Wreck penetration is possible. Technical or decompression diving. More info...
Last 10 Diver reviews for Carnatic:
Penetration possible for calm divers, though space is not great. Superstructure all intact, dolphin on the surface ... great dive.
Date posted: 05-Dec-2007 16:25 by: Genghis who thought that: Only experienced wreck divers should attempt this.
Ranked it as: Ranked as Awesome by GenghisRanked as Awesome by GenghisRanked as Awesome by Genghis
Very interesting dive considering the history and age of the wreck, best seen on a very sunny day so the sunlight coming through the wreck adds to the atmosphere. Bonus point- a turtle cruised close by when we were finning over the central wreckage!
Date posted: 24-Feb-2007 18:57 by: ellie&andy who thought that: Only experienced wreck divers should attempt this.
Ranked it as: Ranked as Awesome by ellie&andyRanked as Awesome by ellie&andyRanked as Awesome by ellie&andy
Very interesting dive considering the history and age of the wreck, best seen on a very sunny day so the sunlight coming through the wreck adds to the atmosphere. Bonus point- a turtle cruised close by when we were finning over the central wreckage!
Date posted: 24-Feb-2007 18:03 by: ellie&andy who thought that: Only experienced wreck divers should attempt this.
Ranked it as: Ranked as Awesome by ellie&andyRanked as Awesome by ellie&andyRanked as Awesome by ellie&andy
Nice dive
Date posted: 14-Dec-2005 08:18 by: Mike who thought that: Anyone can dive this wreck.
Ranked it as: Ranked as OK by MikeRanked as OK by Mike

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