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Wreck of the Louilla

Wreck

Near Nabq

Depth: 3–26 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterAll year round
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A freighter grounded on the reef in the 1980s, its superstructure resting on the engine block alone; an eerie and photogenic setting.

Depth

3–26 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

25 m

A freighter grounded on the reef in the 1980s, its superstructure resting on the engine block alone; an eerie and photogenic setting.

Location

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1 park within 30 km.

Wreck of the Louilla: 48 documented species

Ecosystem

Wreck

Nearby parks

What is there to see on land, near this site?

3 km away

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Same country: Egypt

Same country: Egypt

Same country: Egypt

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Water temperature

26 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best season

All year round

Recommended certification

Wreck Diver

Approx. price

50 USD / dive

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Best season
All year round
Approx. price
50 USD / dive
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Same country: Egypt

Egypt · Strait of Tiran, Red Sea
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Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Reef Manta RayVulnerable

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

Giant ClamCritically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

Lobe CoralNear Threatened

Lobe Coral

Porites lobata

Peacock Mantis ShrimpNot Evaluated

Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Odontodactylus scyllarus

Geography ConeLeast Concern

Geography Cone

Conus geographus

Crown-of-thorns StarfishNot Evaluated

Crown-of-thorns Starfish

Acanthaster planci

Day OctopusLeast Concern

Day Octopus

Octopus cyanea

Christmas Tree WormNot Evaluated

Christmas Tree Worm

Spirobranchus giganteus

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ParkNabq3 km away
CountryEgypt
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