Thistlegorm wreck Red Sea dive plans

The North Red Sea is full of intact shipwrecks in clear, warm water; it`s a playground for wreck divers. The wrecks range in depth from just a few meters to full-on technical, sometimes in one wreck, and are covered and inhabited by dazzling marine life. I’ve been diving these wrecks for thirty years, and running specialist wreck safaris for the last twenty. To join me on a wreck trip visit www.scubatravel.com/escorted/...
Thistlegorm is included on pretty much every liveaboard itinerary, she can be dived by day-boat from Sharm and is claimed to be worth more tourist income than the Pyramids of Giza. She was built in wartime and was sunk by German bombs on her first run to Egypt in 1941, crammed full of supplies for the North African Desert War: trucks, motorcycles, aircraft spares, munitions and much more, the majority of which are still there to be seen. She’s probably the highlight of any trip for most divers.
Enjoy the video!

[@kevindavison6019]

Thanks for the Tutorial I am planning a trip to this site in a couple of months and trying to learn as much as possible to maximize my enjoyment.

[@mikeward736]

It's a fabulous wreck, take your time and enjoy!

[@Ecovictorian]

Great Footage/Documentation

[@mikeward736]

Thank you!

[@bigmedge]

Awesome guide sir , thank you for the effort you put into creating this excellent work !! A few years ago I saw some photos of Fiat sedans in 1 of the Thistlegorm’s holds . Have you ever seen those cars ? And if so , any chance you have video footage of them ?

[@mikeward736]

Thank you for that. No Fiat cars on Thistlegorm, I'm afraid, they're on the wreck of the Umbria down in Sudan, but you may well have seen a picture captioned 'Fiats on Thistlegorm' because there's a lot of poor information on the Red Sea shipwrecks out there.

[@bigmedge]

@@mikeward736 ah ok, thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction Mike ! Many 🍻🍻 to you sir !!

[@mikeward736]

No problem. The reason I got involved with Red Sea wrecks in the first place was the huge amount of misinformation about them

[@46245RailVideos]

14:52 never seen any pics or footage of the starboard locomotive boiler before Mike, do you have more pics/footage of these or the cabs that aren’t it in this or the 8F video? Great stuff as always 😃

[@mikeward736]

I've more starboard boiler footage, and video of what at first sight looked like the starboard cab, but not so sure now, the plate it's made from looks much too thick and the shape doesn't seem quite right even allowing for the blast. Oddly, I've less port boiler footage, despite it being easier to visit, and nothing cab-like at all from that side. I'm intending to re-do the 8F video this year, so will try for more footage of both boilers and search for the cabs, current permitting!

[@46245RailVideos]

@@mikeward736 thanks so much for the reply Mike, fingers crossed for a forgiving current in that case! I saw a recent video that appears to show the open smokebox door of the starboard locomotive having finally fallen off, so a few changes to document for sure. Will keep tuned to the channel as always! All the best

[@mikeward736]

@46245RailVideos Thanks for that, and yes, things do change over time. I'll get an update on the 8Fs this year, fingers crossed.

[@Mikegbpf]

Need to sort a trip out with you at some point Mike

[@mikeward736]

I think 2024 is booked up, sorry, but be great to see you in 25!