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Plane wreck
C-130 Hercules Plane Wreck · Tala Bay, Jordan - Aqaba, Jordan
EntryBoat
Max depth17 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Aqaba
Water temp20–28°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Plane wreck is a wreck dive site near Tala Bay, Aqaba, Jordan, in the Gulf of Aqaba. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 17 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, lionfish, moray eels, soft corals, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 20 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
- Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppellii
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla- Devil FirefishPterois miles
- Sulfur DamselPomacentrus sulfureus
- Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatus
- Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Nearby sites
- 1Tank0.1 km
- 2Yallow Stone Reef0.3 km
- 3Blue Coral0.9 km
- 4Gorgon 10.9 km
- 5Japanese Gardens Coral Reefs1.3 km
- 6Kiwi reef1.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org