Port Sudan, Sudan
SS Umbria
A WWII freighter with bombs and Fiat cars still in her holds.
About the dive
SS Umbria is an advanced dive site in Port Sudan, Sudan. It is a wreck dive. Divers have logged 143 dives here, going to 22 m on average in around 15 m of visibility. 15 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are butterflyfish, angelfish and groupers. Sightings peak in March, June and July.
- Level
- Advanced
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 22 m
- Visibility
- 15 m
- Dive time
- 53 min
- Logged dives
- 143
- Busiest months
- Mar · Jun · Jul
- Region
- Northern and Central Red Sea
Most sighted here
ButterflyfishPhoto: David Clode · CC0
AngelfishPhoto: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY
GroupersPhoto: Pixabay · CC0
ClownfishPhoto: MaLia Evans · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at SS Umbria 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Groupers | ||||||||||||
| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||
| Shrimp | ||||||||||||
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
| Freshwater stingrays | ||||||||||||
| Stingrays | ||||||||||||
| Skate Fish | ||||||||||||
| Green Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Pipefish | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Scorpionfish |
The wreck
This is the site of the SS Umbria, one of the most famous wrecks in the world. Read how she went down.
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