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Safaga

Sadana Island Wreck.

18th-century merchantman with porcelain cargo
Depth30–48 m
EntryBoat entry
DifficultyAdvanced
RegionSafaga
Conditions
22-28°C
Water temp
15-25 m
Visibility
Moderate to strong
Current
Year-round (calmest spring–autumn)
Best season
Hazards & safety
Depth beyond recreational limits / decompression risk·Strong currents·Protected archaeological site – no touching or removal·Narcosis at depth
Depth & your standing
30–48 m
Site depth range
Conditions & forecast
Diving: Good
Wind
16 km/h N
Air
27.6°C
Water
27°C
Waves
0.5 m
Tide
↑ Rising
High 22:00 · Low 04:00
Next 24 hours
19h
27.4°
14 km/h
20h
26.7°
10 km/h
21h
26.6°
10 km/h
22h
26.3°
10 km/h
23h
26.1°
9 km/h
00h
25.7°
9 km/h
01h
25.3°
9 km/h
02h
25°
10 km/h
03h
25°
10 km/h
04h
24.9°
11 km/h
05h
24.6°
10 km/h
06h
24.2°
11 km/h
07h
23.8°
11 km/h
08h
24.5°
11 km/h
09h
26°
15 km/h
10h
27.5°
18 km/h
11h
28.8°
18 km/h
12h
29.9°
19 km/h
13h
30.5°
22 km/h
14h
29.1°
28 km/h
15h
28.2°
25 km/h
16h
28°
23 km/h
17h
27.7°
19 km/h
18h
27.4°
16 km/h
Fri
30.6° / 24.3°
25 km/h · 0.8 m
Sat
30.5° / 23.7°
28 km/h · 0.6 m
Sun
30.9° / 24.8°
26 km/h · 0.8 m
Mon
30.3° / 23.5°
29 km/h · 1 m
Tue
28.9° / 24.1°
30 km/h · 1.1 m
Wed
28.9° / 23.4°
33 km/h · 1.2 m
Thu
29.8° / 23.9°
28 km/h · 1.2 m
About this site
Catalog

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.

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
26.7800° N · 33.9300° E
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