Shaab Abu Nuhas
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About this site
Shaab Abu Nuhas, known as "Tin Reef," sits approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes north of El Gouna in the Red Sea, and has been a navigational hazard since the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. Its reputation as a ship-killer is well earned: the reef's slopes hold the wrecks of the Carnatic (sunk September 1869), Marcus (May 1978), Kimon M (December 1978), Chrisoula K (August 1981), and San Juan (January 1982). In February 1987 the 213-metre Cargo Olden, sailing under a Panamanian flag, also sank here, though the wreck itself has never been located — only an anchor lying at 50 metres marks the site.
The site reaches a maximum depth of 30 m, with the wrecks resting on the reef's sloping sides across a bottom of wreck structure and reef terrain. Water temperature sits at 28°C.
Marine life across the site includes moray eels, stonefish, scorpionfish, lionfish, flute fish, pufferfish, rays, snappers, clownfish, octopuses, groupers, barracudas, and murenes.
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Current is generally light but can arrive unpredictably from the north, turning the dive into a drift; certified divers of all levels are welcome, though the unpredictable current character should be factored into planning.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermediusReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncusReported here · unconfirmed
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteriReported here · unconfirmed
Halfmoon AngelfishPomacanthus maculosusReported here · unconfirmed
Bluespotted Fantail RayTaeniura lymmaReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Sailfin TangZebrasoma desjardiniiReported here · unconfirmed
Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
Round BatfishPlatax orbicularisReported here · unconfirmed
StonefishStonefishReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
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