SS Dunraven

Upside down against the southern end of Sha'ab Mahmoud lies a steam-and-sail freighter that struck Beacon Rock in 1876 on the run home from Bombay with cotton and wool. The Dunraven's inverted hull broke into sections as it settled, and the openings between them turn the interior into a bright, easy swim-through where sweepers pour around the boilers and iron ribs. Depth runs from about 15 meters at the bow to just under 30 at the propeller and rudder, which stand photogenically against the sand. Relocated by divers in the late 1970s, she makes a gentle companion piece to the Thistlegorm, with anemones and their fish crowding the reef top above the mooring.

اللحظة التي جئت من أجلها: Swim-through hull sections full of glassfish; propeller and rudder on the sand; anemone gardens on Beacon Rock.

التضاريس: Inverted iron hull in sections on sand at the base of the reef

نقطة الدخول: Moorings sit on the reef at Beacon Rock, southern Sha'ab Mahmoud; often paired with Thistlegorm itineraries.

المخاطر: Mild surge near the reef; overhead sections require basic wreck awareness and a light.

نيتروكس: يستحق الأمر هنا: الملفات الشخصية تقع في النطاق الذي يُمدّد فيه الهواء المدعّم (نيتروكس) وقت الغوص دون توقف تمديدًا ملموسًا، مع التدريب اللازم لاستخدامه.