Cedar Pride

Jordan's flagship wreck began as a Lebanese-flagged freighter gutted by fire while berthed in Aqaba in 1982; three years later she was towed out and scuttled as an artificial reef, a project championed by the royal family, and the sea has spent four decades saying thank you. The Cedar Pride lies on her port side spanning two reef ridges, which leaves a shadowed swim-through beneath the hull where soft corals grow upside down and sunbeams enter sideways. Masts, kingposts, and a crow's nest extend over the sand, all thickly colonized; lionfish hold the companionways and schooling fish shade the deck. Accessible from the beach yet substantial enough to fill repeat dives, she is the rare wreck that suits nearly everyone.

O momento pelo qual você vem: The swim-through beneath the hull; soft-coral growth on masts and rails; shore-accessible wreck diving at moderate depth.

Topografia: A freighter lying on her port side bridging two reef ridges over sand

Entrada: Reached from the beach over a short surface swim or by boat; a marked line guides divers out across the reef shelf.

Perigos: Mild surge in the under-hull passage; monofilament snags near the masts; boat traffic over the site.

Conservação: Inside the Aqaba marine reserve - no touching, no collection, and stay off the fragile inverted growth in the swim-through.

Nitrox: Vale a pena aqui: os perfis situam-se na gama em que o nitrox prolonga significativamente o tempo sem paragem de descompressão (com a formação para o usar).