Carnatic
Strait of Gubal

Carnatic.

Victorian 'wine wreck' lost in 1869

Depth18–27 m
EntryBoat entry
DifficultyIntermediate
RegionStrait of Gubal
Conditions
22-28°C
Water temp
20-30 m
Visibility
Moderate, drift
Current
Year-round
Best season
Hazards & safety
Depth
Current
Swim-through entrapment risk
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Good
Wind
17 km/h NW
Air
29.3°C
Water
27.6°C
Waves
0.3 m
Tide
↓ Falling
High 09:00 · Low 03:00
Next 24 hours
03h
29.1°
16 km/h
04h
28.5°
13 km/h
05h
27.9°
12 km/h
06h
27.6°
12 km/h
07h
27.7°
12 km/h
08h
27.6°
10 km/h
09h
27.9°
10 km/h
10h
28.1°
12 km/h
11h
28.4°
12 km/h
12h
28.8°
9 km/h
13h
29.4°
12 km/h
14h
29.9°
16 km/h
15h
30.2°
17 km/h
16h
30.6°
13 km/h
17h
30.5°
12 km/h
18h
30.1°
14 km/h
19h
29.7°
15 km/h
20h
29.5°
17 km/h
21h
29.6°
20 km/h
22h
29.5°
18 km/h
23h
29.5°
16 km/h
00h
29.5°
11 km/h
01h
29.3°
5 km/h
02h
29.2°
6 km/h
Sat
30.6° / 27.6°
20 km/h · 0.3 m
Sun
31.1° / 28°
14 km/h · 0.1 m
Mon
32.9° / 27.6°
39 km/h · 0.7 m
Tue
31.2° / 27.8°
37 km/h · 0.9 m
Wed
31.4° / 28.1°
37 km/h · 0.8 m
Thu
31.3° / 28.7°
33 km/h · 0.8 m
Fri
32.3° / 29.3°
29 km/h · 1.1 m
About this site

The Carnatic is a graceful iron-and-wood P&O steamer that sank on Abu Nuhas in 1869 while carrying wine and Royal Mail, making it the oldest of the reef's wrecks. Its open, skeletal hull lying on its port side from 18 to 27 metres is draped in soft corals and swarming with glassfish, allowing easy, atmospheric swim-throughs. A beautiful, historic intermediate wreck dive.

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Marine life
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Red Sea · Egypt
Location
27.5791° N · 33.9258° E
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