Sha`b Abu Nuhas

Parts of the wreck Kimon M on Sha`b Abu Nuhas

Sha'ab Abu Nuhas (Arabic: شعب أبو النحاس Shaʿb Abū an-Nuḥās‎) is a triangular-shaped coral reef northwest of Shadwan Island in the northern Red Sea off Hurghada.

The reef is a navigation hazard because it projects into the shipping channel, as evidenced by (at least) seven shipwrecks. This includes the SS Carnatic (1896),[1] Kimon M (1978), Olden (1987), Chrisoula K (1981)[2] and Giannis D (1983).[3] The riff and the wrecks are popular for scuba diving; four of the wrecks are situated in a depth above 30 meters.[4] The name of the riff is Arabic for "reef of father of copper", after the cargo of one of the wrecks.

References

  1. ↑ Janelle Harrison (2007): The S.S. Carnatic: A Historical and Archaeological Analysis of the Underwater Cultural Heritage of a 19th Century Steam Powered Screw Propelled Ship
  2. ↑ Ned Middleton: The Chrisoula K
  3. ↑ Giannis D at redseawreckproject
  4. ↑ Dive the world: The Abu Nuhas Wrecks

Coordinates: 27°34′01″N 33°55′01″E / 27.567°N 33.917°E / 27.567; 33.917


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