Gordon Reef

Part of routes:

Sailing Route

Mini Safari

Classic North / Sinai

Dahab - Golden route

Departure from:

Sharm el Sheikh

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Nearest dive sites:

0 h 4 min to Thomas Reef (0.91 km)

0 h 8 min to Woodhouse Reef (1.85 km)

GPS coordinates: 27° 59' 15.288" N, 34° 27' 10.6308" E

1 h 45 min from Sharm el Sheikh Travco (22.36 km)

8 h 8 min from Hurghada (103.91 km)

Links:

Map of Egypt's African Red Sea Coast

Links:

Wikipedia - Strait of Tiran

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Wikipedia - Tiran Island

Loullia wreck

Duration: 0:20 (min:sec)

Panamanian freighter built in Sweden and launched in May 1952. On a voyage from Aqaba to Suez in ballast, the Loullia ran hard onto Gordon Reef in the Straits of Tiran on 29 September 1981. The crew safely abandoned ship four days later and the vessel is still found on top of the reef. Note the difference between the state in the photo above and the video. The latter is more recent and the steps are missing.

The most southerly in the Strait of Tiran, Gordon Reef is known for the Lovilla wreck which ran onto the reef in 1981. There is a fixed mooring on the southern side and a rather shallow and wide plateau over which you can dive, making this site easier and safer than the other reefs in Tiran. At this dive site you can expect to see a variety of coral species, Nudibranches, Whitetip Reef Sharks, Hammerheads and spotted eagle rays.

Sea Queen Fleet

Primary links

Gordon Reef

Loullia wreck