The Dunraven Rack is the site of the wreck of a British Navy steamer of the same name at the southern end of Shaab Mahmood, better known as Beacon Rock. The ship went to the bottom near the South Cardinal lighthouse.
Diving off Dunraven involves a two-hour drive past the Ras Mohammed Nature Reserve. This region is known for strong sea swells, but at the dive site to the wreck, the reef is partially protected from the waves.
Easy Divers diving center offers to make a safe dive, enjoy the unprecedented beauty of the Red Sea in the region of Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. We provide all the necessary equipment, diving training with the issuance of international certificates under the PADI system.
Features of the location Dunraven
Wreck Dunraven (Dunraven) - a two-masted sail and steam combined type vessel 80 m long and 10 m wide. It was built and launched in 1873 in Newcastle. After a commercial voyage to Bombay, the ship struck a reef in April 1876 on its way back.
Attempts to save the ship lasted 14 hours, but were unsuccessful - the steamer slipped off the reef and sank. The crew reached the shore on dinghies and fishing boats. The culprit of the wreck was declared the captain. Falling to the bottom, the ship turned over and split into two parts. The sinking occurred near the reef at a depth of 20-30 meters.
The wreck site was discovered a hundred years later, when German oil workers were exploring the region and did not initially identify the ship as the Dunraven. The situation became clearer when a shard of porcelain ware with the ship's name was found among the items brought to the surface.
Geologist Aryeh Keller and underwater cameraman Howard Rosenstein made a documentary about their discovery. Two years later it was shown on the BBC channel, which made the rak a popular diving spo
A fire engulfed the ship during the shipwreck, so the entire cargo of cotton and wood was destroyed. After lying underwater for more than 150 years, the ship has come to resemble a huge, almost empty cave, the entrance to which is accessible through three main openings: fore, aft and middle.
The stern of the ship is almost completely submerged in sand, so there are only a few places to get inside from here. Divers walk inside the hull past the steam engine, swimming out at the split point.
The years spent under the water column were not without a trace - the walls of the ship were covered with corals, glass fish, mullets and pipefish settled in the holds. In the place of sinking the visibility is not so good, as it would be desirable, because of the strong sea currents, lifting sand from the bottom.
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