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Egypte Sharm el Sheikh million hope wreck 23 november 2023
https://youtu.be/TJ1LMgrR3P8
This wreck is rarely dived due to its proximity to the shore line. However if you are
lucky enough to dive it you will be in for a treat. Some parts of the ship are still visible
above the surface, but the majority is below to a max depth of 30m. There is a crack
which is the result of an impact, it is used to swim through into the empty hold. You
can make fantastic shots of the huge propeller, so take a camera and male a full 360
degrees tour round the wreck, where very few get to dive.
This is the largest shipwreck in the Red Sea. The Million Hope sits upright, with a port
list, on the bottom with its starboard side next to the reef. Most of the cranes and the
upper levels of the superstructure are still above water. As the ship has a port list, the
deck edge on that side is at approximately 6 meters. One can swim the entire length of
the wreck and see the massive propellers aft (the rudder is missing), and see the
“impact zone” where the bow of the ship struck the reef. Also scattered on the bottom
around the ship is a veritable “junkyard” of steel bits and pieces. These are the remains
of a ship which sank in the same spot many years prior to the Million Hope. This is the
wreck of the Hey Daroma.
At approximately amidships on the starboard side between the ship and the reef there
is a place where the hull has buckled and created a penetration point which allows
access to one of the ship’s holds, which like the others, is empty. It’s like diving in a big
saltwater swimming pool! An entrance/exit from the hold is also located on the
portside hold. At the aft end of the ship, the gantry for the No. 4 crane lies on the
bottom. The main deck is at between 4-5 meters and allows penetration access to the
lower decks of the superstructure. This in turn, provides access to the engine room
and other spaces below decks. The main deck area used to have all of the standard
deck fittings and rails, but these may be gone by now. |
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