Wreck Diving
Wrecks of the Red Sea

The Red Sea has been an important international waterway since time immemorial. The first record of a trading expedition in the Red Sea dates back to year 1493 BC, when Queen Hatchepsut of Egypt sent a fleet of five vessels from El Quseir, on the Red Sea mainland coast, to the Land of Punt, near present-day Somalia.

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SS Scalaria

The stern, like the bow, is upright and reaches within a few feet of the surface. Her propeller has been long since salvaged. Where the centre island had been, the wreckage stood almost to the surface with more large sections of her holds standing upright. There is evidence of the massive explosions in the form of huge sections of steel folded outwards, forming overhangs for fish to shelter. Three huge boilers mark the aft section of the vessel.

Read more at the wreck site: https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?102748

Location

Ras Gharib

Depth

10 M

Constructed

1921

Launched

July 22nd 1921

Type

Tanker

Displacement

5683

Dimensions

129.8 x 16.2 x 9.4 m

Machinery

Owners

Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd., London

Cargo

oil