Abu Nuhas, Egypt
SS Carnatic
An 1869 P&O steamship whose open iron ribs are now full of glassfish.
About the dive
SS Carnatic is an advanced dive site in Abu Nuhas, Egypt. It is a wreck dive. Divers have logged 4,833 dives here, going to 24 m on average in around 23 m of visibility. 18 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are clownfish, lionfish and moray eels. Sightings peak in July, November and December.
- Level
- Advanced
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 24 m
- Visibility
- 23 m
- Dive time
- 48 min
- Logged dives
- 4,833
- Busiest months
- Jul · Nov · Dec
- Region
- Northern and Central Red Sea
Most sighted here
ClownfishPhoto: MaLia Evans · CC0
LionfishPhoto: Meritt Thomas · CC0
Moray eelsPhoto: David Clode · CC0
ParrotfishPhoto: Jeffry Surianto · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at SS Carnatic 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 | ||||||||||||
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
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| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Scorpionfish | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish | ||||||||||||
| Soldierfish | ||||||||||||
| Nudibranchs | ||||||||||||
| Wrasses | ||||||||||||
| Sweetlips | ||||||||||||
| Grunts |
The wreck
This site is home to the wreck of the SS Carnatic. Its full story, chapters and photos are in the app.
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