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Chrisoula K (the Tile Wreck)

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The Egyptian Red SeaChrisoula K (the Tile Wreck)
Best time
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Water temp.
22–29 °C
Dive depth
4–27 m
Coordinates27°35′17″ N, 33°55′23″ E

Holds stacked to the ceiling with Italian floor tiles, still in their pallets, a bizarre, oddly beautiful cargo that gives every photograph scale. The engine room is intact and penetrable, and the bow is smashed into the reef in 4m. Ran onto Abu Nuhas in August 1981 carrying tiles from Italy to Jeddah. Her identity was confused for years with the neighbouring wreck Marcus, and divers still argue about which is which. Anchorage: Abu Nuhas moorings. Hazards: No site-specific hazards noted, brief normally.

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