The Sadana Island wreck is a 50-metre 18th-century merchant ship that sank in the 1760s off Sadana Island, north of Safaga, partially excavated by INA-Egypt and famed for its cargo of Chinese Qing porcelain and Indian Ocean spices. Lying along the reef base between roughly 30 and 48 metres, the site is a deep, advanced dive demanding good gas planning. Strong currents that feed lush soft corals also bring big pelagics over the historic wreckage.