Salem Express Wreck
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About this site
Salem Express Wreck lies off Safaga on the Red Sea coast of Egypt. She was a passenger ferry that ran between the ports of Safaga in Egypt and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, and she sank shortly after midnight in mid-December 1991 after colliding with Hyndman reef on the Egyptian coast.
The loss of life was heavy, and the majority of the passengers were pilgrims returning from Mecca. Many bodies were recovered, but the recovery was eventually halted because of the danger involved, and the openings of the wreck were later sealed with plates welded across them. The wreck is a maritime grave, and a dive here is an emotional one that calls for the utmost respect.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Jack / amberjackJack / amberjackReported here · unconfirmed
Rusty ParrotfishScarus ferrugineusReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncusReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SurgeonfishSurgeonfishReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermediusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Masked PufferArothron diadematusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Indian LionfishPterois milesObserved near here · iNaturalist
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