The Tank
Die Tiefe gibt den Bereich von der Oberkante des Tauchplatzes bis zur üblichen Maximaltiefe an; „empfohlene Zertifizierung" ist das von Anbietern üblicherweise geforderte Mainstream-Agenturniveau – keine gesetzliche Vorschrift. Strömungen und Sichtweite ändern sich täglich – behandle alle Angaben hier als Planungsbereiche.
An American-built M42 Duster - an anti-aircraft gun carriage retired by the Jordanian army - was lowered onto the sand here in 1999, and the little vehicle has since become Aqaba's unofficial mascot. It sits upright in barely six meters of clear water, twin barrels still elevated, every surface crusted in hard coral and swarmed by sergeant majors; an easy photograph and a genuinely odd one. The surrounding seagrass and rubble hold their own interest for patient eyes: octopus dens, flounders, seahorse luck for the fortunate. As a dive it lasts twenty minutes; as a snorkel or a novelty stop between reef dives it earns its fame, and it proved the concept Jordan later scaled up into the military museum down the coast.
Der Moment, für den du kommst: A coral-covered tank at snorkel depth; effortless conditions; the original piece of Aqaba's sunken-machine collection.
Topografie: A single armored vehicle upright on sand and seagrass in the shallows
Einstieg: A short swim from the beach; usually combined with the neighboring reef or visited on the way to deeper sites.
Was du wissen solltest, bevor du ins Wasser gehst
Gefahren: Snorkel-boat traffic overhead; sharp edges on the vehicle under the coral.
Wen du triffst
Blue-Spotted Ribbontail Ray
Common Reef (Day) Octopus
Lionfish
Porcupinefish
Für Fotografen
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