Wreck diving in the Red Sea

The Red Sea has some of the best diving on the planet.

In April of 2018, I had the opportunity to explore some of the Red Sea's shipwrecks, including what many consider to be the number one wreck diving spot in the world – the SS Thistlegorm.

Below are photos from three of the wrecks I visited.

The Dunraven

The Dunraven was a British-flagged cargo ship that ran aground on a coral reef in the Red Sea near the southern end of what is now Egypt’s Ras Muhammad National Park. She sank on April 22, 1876 while carrying steel and timber. The Dunraven lies at a depth ranging from 18 to 28 meters.

The Kingston

The Kingston was a British-flagged cargo ship that ran aground on the Shag Rock coral reef in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast. She sank on February 20, 1881 while carrying 1210 tons of coal. The Kingston lies at a depth ranging from 10 to 20 meters.

SS Thistlegorm

The SS Thistlegorm was a British-flagged cargo steamship that was sunk by a Heinkel He 111 German bomber aircraft in the Red Sea on October 6, 1941. The Thistlegorm was carrying supplies for the Allied forces in Egypt, including BSA M20 and Norton 16H motorcycles, Morris Commercial trucks, Leyland and Albion trucks, Bren guns and Bren Gun Carriers, Lee Enfield rifles, boxes of ammunition, railway wagons, aircraft parts, radio equipment, and Wellington boots. The ship also carried two LMS Stanier Class 8F steam engines for the Egyptian National Railways. The SS Thistlegorm lies at a depth ranging from 16 to 32 meters.