Hebat Allah - Tech wreck
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The Hebat Allah It might come as a surprise to you but some of the shipwrecks that rest at the bottom of the Red Sea have been intentionally sank to their current positions to reduce the diving frenzy’s impact on the most frequently explored diving sites. This is the case, among others, of the Egyptian 44-metre long cargo ship Hebat Allah. In 2004, and thanks to the joint efforts of the Red Sea Diving Association, the Egyptian Navy and the Red Sea Governor, the ship was bought from its owner after being abandoned for many years on a reef it drifted on after its moorings broke down.
Sadly, when carrying out the sinking operation, the team in charge sank the ship at a different location, which made her rest at a depth of 46 metres just outside Hurghada’s harbour instead of the planned 30. Due to this mishap, what was intended to be a recreational dive, ended up being a shallow technical one which requires potential divers to be relatively experienced.
The ship lies today in an upright position, the highest point being at 25 metres while the rear end of the rests at 46 metres. The dive is an excellent opportunity for technical divers to refresh their skills or test new equipment without taking the risk of exploring greater depths.
The Hebat Allah is already covered with corals and attracts all the standard underwater species that abound in this part of the Red Sea. Many internal parts of the ship can be explored. However, the most interesting being the pilothouse and the empty cargo hold. A typical exploration of the ship starts at the front (where the pilothouse is located); from there, the divers head to the stern, visiting the cargo hold on their way, and end the tour at the foc’sle again.
Depth: 25-46 metres
Visibility: 10 - 25 metres
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Sadly, when carrying out the sinking operation, the team in charge sank the ship at a different location, which made her rest at a depth of 46 metres just outside Hurghada’s harbour instead of the planned 30. Due to this mishap, what was intended to be a recreational dive, ended up being a shallow technical one which requires potential divers to be relatively experienced.
The ship lies today in an upright position, the highest point being at 25 metres while the rear end of the rests at 46 metres. The dive is an excellent opportunity for technical divers to refresh their skills or test new equipment without taking the risk of exploring greater depths.
The Hebat Allah is already covered with corals and attracts all the standard underwater species that abound in this part of the Red Sea. Many internal parts of the ship can be explored. However, the most interesting being the pilothouse and the empty cargo hold. A typical exploration of the ship starts at the front (where the pilothouse is located); from there, the divers head to the stern, visiting the cargo hold on their way, and end the tour at the foc’sle again.
Depth: 25-46 metres
Visibility: 10 - 25 metres
- See more at: http://en.egypt.travel/attraction/index/hebat-allah-shipwreck#sthash.bhMxqx27.dpuf