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Dive Abu Nuhas the Ship Graveyard of the Red Sea – II

December 8, 2010

Sha’ab Abu Nuhas is a large triangular shaped submerged coral reef northwest of the Red Sea’s largest island, Shadwan Island in the northern Red Sea (Egypt). It is a navigation hazard because it projects into the nearby shipping channel that provides ships access to the Suez Canal. Here is the continuation of our article that [...]

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Dive Chuuk the Wreck Diving Capital of the World

September 3, 2010

Chuuk, (formerly known as Truk till 1990) is an island group in the south western Pacific Ocean, and is one of the four states that make up the Island Republic of Micronesia. Chuuk has perhaps one of the most diverse and interesting histories for an Island of its size. Being colonized originally by the Spanish, [...]

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Dive One of The World’s Best Wrecks, The Umbria in Sudan

June 25, 2010

Strange though it may seem, it’s true that one of the world’s best wreck dive sites is located just off Port  Sudan. This dive site is classified as one of the world best for numerous reasons; wreck depth, condition, visibility, wreck penetration ease, history and intrigue as well as one explosive reason which we will [...]

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Dive the Concrete Ship Atlantus for Cape May Diamonds

June 17, 2010

During the First World War as steel was becoming a scarce commodity, an experimental program sanctioned by President Woodrow Wilson approved the construction of an emergency fleet of 24 ships to be made out of concrete instead of steel. Of the 24 sanctioned a total of 12 were finally constructed towards the end of the [...]

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Egypt’s Most Controversial Wreck Dive: The Salem Express

May 28, 2010

The Salem Express is arguably one of the most controversial wreck dives in the Red Sea due to the tragic loss of life which occurred in December 1991 when she sank just an hour away from its final destination, the Safaga Port. Originally built in the French shipyards of La Seyne in 1964 and known [...]

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Dive Two Unique Airplane Wrecks in Aruba

May 19, 2010

Tired of diving shipwrecks and looking for something unique to pique your interest underwater? How about the opportunity to dive and explore not just one, but two airplane wrecks and be able to swim through them as well? Aruba, a 33-kilometer (21 mi) long Island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, can [...]

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Dive the Wreck of the Hilma Hooker Bonaire

May 12, 2010

If you’re in Bonaire, perhaps the best wreck dive you can do is that of the Hilma Hooker  which is a cargo ship used for drug smuggling, sunk just off the shore resting on the sea bed in 90 feet of water completely intact.  The ship itself is a spectacular dive site, and even more [...]

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Dive the Felipe Xicotencatl C-53 Shipwreck Cozumel

March 17, 2010

Popularly known as “The Cozumel Wreck”, the Felipe Xicotencatl  or C-53 is perhaps one of the most popular wrecks and dive site in Mexico.  The Felipe Xicotencatl was a US Built Admirable-Class minesweeper formerly known as the USS Scuffle built in 1944 for the Navy during World War II. In 1962 she was decommissioned and [...]

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Best Wreck Diving in the World: Truk (Chuuk) Lagoon, Micronesia

November 19, 2009

Chuuk Lagoon formerly known as Truk Lagoon is Micronesia’s incredible undersea phenomena and the finest wreck diving destination in the World. Located in between Hawaii and the Philippines, Micronesia consists of over 2000 tiny tropical islands covering over 3 million square miles of the Pacific Ocean. Micronesia is the collective name for the 8 island [...]

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