Abu Galawa

Part of routes:

South Route

Deep South to St. John

Departure from:

Port Ghalib

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Nearest dive sites:

0 h 41 min to Claudia Reef (8.77 km)

0 h 45 min to Fury Shoal Garden (9.71 km)

GPS coordinates: 24° 15' 11.0412" N, 35° 32' 23.5788" E

13 h 15 min from Port Ghalib (169.21 km)

29 h 7 min from Hurghada (371.87 km)

Tien Hsing wreck on Abu Galawa Kebir reef

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Map Sandy Reef, Fury Shoal to Qulan Reef

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Map of Egypt's African Red Sea Coast

Wreck

Duration: 8:12 (min:sec)

This site is situated close to its smaller sister, Abu Galawa Soraya. The main attraction here is the sunken Chinese tugboat that sank on October 1943. The wreck is around 34m long and the stern lies in 17m. The top rises to the surface and peaks above the waves at low tide. The coral cover here is one of the most beautiful in the Red Sea.
Here you have the possibility to encounter sharks, rays and huge groupers.

Sea Queen Fleet

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Abu Galawa

Wreck