CEDAR PRIDE SHIPWRECK
Jordan
The Cedar Pride is one of the most popular dive wrecks in Jordan. The Cedar Pride is a Lebanese cargo ship that suffered extensive damage during a fire in 1982. The ship was sunk off the coast of Aqaba as an artificial reef at the request of King Abdullah. The Cedar Pride lies on its port side at a maximum depth of 27 meters on two reefs. The upper starboard side lies at 10 meters. The wreck is 80 meters long and largely intact.
Particulars
The Cedar Pride is marked with a surface buoy and can be reached from a boat or from the shore. The Cedar Pride is located about 200 meters offshore.
Warnings
There can be pleasure boats around near the Cedar Pride.
CEDAR PRIDE SHIPWRECK Features
- Address
- South Beach, Aqaba
- Parking
- At boat charter
- Distance
- 200 m.
- Suitable for
- All levels (beginners under supervision)
- Permit
- N.v.t / NA
- Access
- Paid diving
- Facilities
- Boat dive facilities
- Water
- Salt
- Kind of dive
- Boat dive, shore dive, wreck dive
- Current
- Limited
- Visibility
- 20 - 30 m.
- Average visibility
- 25 m.
- Depth
- 26 m.
- Bottom
- zand
- Life
- Barracuda, lionfish, turtle
- Other recreation
- Boating, yachting