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: Marginal
Wind
22 km/h NW
Air
28.6°C
Water
28.7°C
Waves
0.3 m
Tide
↑ Rising
High 09:00 · Low 15:00
Next 24 hours
04h
28.6°
22 km/h
05h
28.6°
21 km/h
06h
28.4°
20 km/h
07h
28.1°
19 km/h
08h
27.9°
20 km/h
09h
27.7°
23 km/h
10h
27.8°
24 km/h
11h
28°
26 km/h
12h
28.3°
26 km/h
13h
28.6°
25 km/h
14h
29.1°
25 km/h
15h
29.2°
24 km/h
16h
29.4°
25 km/h
17h
29.7°
27 km/h
18h
30.2°
31 km/h
19h
30.3°
30 km/h
20h
30.4°
28 km/h
21h
30.4°
28 km/h
22h
29.9°
27 km/h
23h
29.6°
23 km/h
00h
29.7°
20 km/h
01h
29.5°
16 km/h
02h
29.4°
16 km/h
03h
29.3°
14 km/h
Tue
30.4° / 27.7°
31 km/h · 0.8 m
Wed
30.9° / 27.8°
32 km/h · 0.7 m
Thu
31.1° / 27.7°
35 km/h · 0.9 m
Fri
31° / 27.6°
33 km/h · 0.8 m
Sat
31° / 27.9°
36 km/h · 1 m
Sun
30.9° / 27.3°
38 km/h · 1.1 m
Mon
29.7° / 26.7°
35 km/h · 1 m
About this site
Catalog

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.

What you'll see
Marine life
HighModerateLow
Probabilities are aggregated from verified sightings by Dive Plaza divers. They are guides, not promises — the sea is the sea.
Red Sea · Egypt
Location
27.5791° N · 33.9258° E
Gallery
2 photos · 0 videos
Photo: Hammer Head 2 archive
More in Strait of Gubal