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PHOTO GALLERY: Wreck Diving in Egypt's Red Sea




Exploring the Giannis D wreck, sunk in 1983, Sha'ab Abu Nahas Reef (Photo:Hossam El-Hamalawy)

Exploring the Giannis D wreck, sunk in 1983, Sha'ab Abu Nahas Reef.(Photo :Hossam El-Hamalawy)

A diver seen during the exploration of a shipwreck in the Red Sea. (Photo: Hossam El-Hamalawy)

Exploring the Giannis D wreck, sunk in 1983, Sha'ab Abu Nahas reef. The wreck is a popular destination for divers exploring shipwrecks in the Red Sea (Photo: Hossam El-Hamalawy)

Exploring the Giannis D wreck, Sha'ab Abu Nahas reef in the Red Sea. The cargo vessel sunk in the Red Sea on 19 April 1983 (Photo:Hossam El-Hamalawy)

A diver exploring The Ulysses wreck, which sunk in August 1887 near the Island of Gobal Seghir. (Photo: Hossam El-Hamalawy)

Diver and journalist Hossam El-Hamalawy inside the Numidia Wreck which sunk in July 1901 near Big Brother Island (Photo :Hossam El-Hamalawy)

Exploring the SS Thistlegorm wreck, sunk 1941 by German bombs near the Egyptian shores in the Red Sea (Photo: Hossam El-Hamalawy)

Diver is seen inside the Salem Express Ferry wreck in Safaga, 30 meters deep below the Red Sea, during a night dive and training session. Salem Express sunk in the Red Sea on its way back to Egypt from Jeddah , Saudi Arabia in December 1991. Many people including complete families of Egyptian expats were on the board of the ferry when it sunk.

Shipwrecks have become another attraction for diving enthusiasts in the Red Sea, aside from the magnificent and colorful reef. There are nearly 17 shipwrecks available for divers to visit in tours in the Red Sea. The most famous shipwrecks attracting experienced divers are Salem Express, Giannis D and Ulysses shipwrecks.

Using a GoPro Camera , journalist and experienced diver Hossam Hamalawy took several shots of famous shipwrecks in the Red Sea.

All Photos are courtesey of Hossam Hamalawy

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