Built by the Schiffswerks Rieherst company in Hamburg, the Umbria was launched on December 30th 1911 with the name of Bahia Blanca. It was a large freighter by that time, 150 meters long, with a power capable of providing a speed of 14 knots that could carry 9,000 tons of cargo and up to 2,000 passengers. In …
The Salem Express sunk in 1991, it skewed the life of 470 people in one of the greatest marine tragedies in the Red Sea.
The Numidia was a British freighter, built in Glasgow in 1901, which had a weight of 6,400 tons and 140 feet long, able to sail up to 10 knots. It was a high-class vessel for the time intended for long journeys… like its the last one. On July 6th 1901 left Liverpool direction Calcutta loaded with 7,000 …
Diving in the Kinston, one of the oldest wrecks in the Red Sea, is diving in naval history of the British Empire
Scuba diving in the Thistlegorm of the Red Sea is a must for any good diver. To dive on it is to enter into the history of 20th Century WWII
The Giannis D is one of the most exciting wrecks to be dived not only in Hurghada but in the entire Red Sea
The Rosalie Moller is one of those remnants left at the bottom of the Red Sea during the World War II that has become a delight for the more experienced divers
In March 1876 the Dunraven sailed through the north of the Red Sea when it hit the southern side of the extensive reef Sha’ab Mahmud.
Few wrecks in the world are able to get you into the history of sailing as the Carnatic, the most elegant of all Red Sea wrecks
