Thistlegorm

The most famous wreck in the Red Sea, the SS Thistlegorm, a 129m (420') World War II armed British supply ship, sunk October 6, 1941 at Sha'ab Ali.It was bound from Glascow, Scotland, to Alexandria, Egypt, with supplies for British troops, including tanks, armorered vehicles, aircraft, trunks, rifles, grenades, and motorcycles. The wreck is deep (52' to 105') and there is usually a strong current present. It is one of the most heavily-dived shipwrecks in the world.

wreckage ladder cargo ladder cargo hold with motorcycles trucks and tires tires in cargo hold parts in cargo hold parts in cargo hold anthias on deck wreckage on deck super wide angle view super wide angle view railroad engine engine engine wreckage shells and tires

longfin spadefish Longfin batfish, Platax teira

yellowbar angelfish Arabian angelfish, Pomacanthus maculosus

wreckage and fish Yellow sweepers, Parapriacanthus ransonneti

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