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SS Thistlegorm
Thistlegorm Wreck · Sha'ab Ali, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m–30 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyGulf of Suez
Water temp21–28°C
Best monthsJun–Oct
About this site
SS Thistlegorm is a wreck dive site near Sha'ab Ali, South Sinai, Egypt, in the Gulf of Suez. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, dolphins, whale sharks, stingrays, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 28 °C over the year.
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Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Blotcheye SoldierfishMyripristis murdjan
Tentacled FlatheadPapilloculiceps longiceps
Whale SharkRhincodon typus
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Nearby sites
- 1Sha ab Ali2.7 km
- 2Shaab Ali3.1 km
- 3Shag Rock5.7 km
- 4Kingston5.7 km
- 5Wreck Sarah H ExposedWreck5.9 km
- 6Shag Rock6.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Wikidata (CC0) · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA, facts) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org