Abu Nuhas, Egypt
Giannis D
A tilted freighter on the reef famous for swallowing ships.
About the dive
Giannis D is an advanced dive site in Abu Nuhas, Egypt. It is a wreck dive. Divers have logged 5,660 dives here, going to 21 m on average in around 23 m of visibility. 24 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are clownfish, scorpionfish and parrotfish. Sightings peak in July, October and November.
- Level
- Advanced
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 21 m
- Visibility
- 23 m
- Dive time
- 51 min
- Logged dives
- 5,660
- Busiest months
- Jul · Oct · Nov
- Region
- Northern and Central Red Sea
Most sighted here
ClownfishPhoto: MaLia Evans · CC0
ScorpionfishPhoto: Pia B · CC0
ParrotfishPhoto: Jeffry Surianto · CC0
AngelfishPhoto: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Giannis D and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Scorpionfish | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Groupers | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Common dolphin | ||||||||||||
| Snappers | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||
| Bottlenose Dolphin | ||||||||||||
| Soldierfish | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish |
The wreck
This is the site of the Giannis D, one of the most famous wrecks in the world. Read how she went down.
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