SALEM EXPRESS
Egypte
The Salem Express lies on her starboard side near the Hyndman reef at a depth between 12 and 30 meters. The wreck, a former Roll on Roll off Ferry, is no less than a 100 meters long. The ship was built in 1966 and sank in December 1991, after an unfortunate collision with the Hyndman reef. A dive on the Salem Express is a unique experience. The bow and the screws are completely intact and the wreck is surrounded by marine life.
Particulars
Sunk: 1991. Type: roll on / roll off passenger ferries. Passengers: 578 passengers and 71 bemmanning (official numbers). Weight: 4471 tons. Length: 114.99m. Width: 17.84m. Depth: 4.92m. Shallowest point. 12m. Deepest point: 30m. Engine: 8 cylinder diesel with 11,100 KW. Boatyard: Forges & Ateliers et Chantiers de Mediterranee, Marseille, France. Shipping company: Lord Maritime, Egypt.
Warnings
There can be boat traffic at the Salem Express. Use a surface buoy if necessary.
SALEM EXPRESS Features
- Address
- Hyndman Rif, Safaga, Egypte
- Parking
- At charter
- Distance
- 80 min
- Suitable for
- Advanced divers
- Permit
- N.v.t. / NA
- Access
- By boat from Safaga
- Facilities
- Boat dive facilities
- Water
- Salt
- Tide
- N.v.t.
- Kind of dive
- Boat dive
- Current
- Limited, medium
- Visibility
- 20 - 40 m.
- Average visibility
- 25 m.
- Depth
- 30 m.
- Bottom
- zand
- Life
- There is little marine life in and around the wreck
- Other recreation
- Boating, yachting
- Emergency
- 123