Dive site
SS Rosalie Moller
Red Sea, Gubal Strait, Egypt
- Typical depth
- 50 m
- Type
- Wreck
- Level
- Technical
Notes
108 m British collier sunk by He 111s on 8 Oct 1941, two days after Thistlegorm. Upright on the seabed, deck at 35 m, hull at 50 m — quieter and deeper than her famous neighbour.
Marine life
- Other
- upright, fully intact, with cargo of Welsh coal still in the holds
- Pelagics
- barracuda, tuna, jacks
- Reef fish
- snapper, sweetlips, glassfish, batfish
- Invertebrates
- soft coral and anemones on the masts and king posts
Wreck
- Vessel
- SS Rosalie Moller
- Class
- steam collier (cargo ship)
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Sunk
- 1941 — bombed by German Heinkel He 111s, 8 Oct 1941 — two days after the Thistlegorm attack
- Length
- 108 m
- Penetration
- Possible — with training
Site features
- Wreck
- Penetration
- Deep Wreck
- Trimix
- Overhead Environment
- Historic
- Liveaboard Only
- Intact Superstructure
When to dive
- Best
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
- Avoid
- Jan–Feb
Northern Red Sea — divable year-round but spring and autumn give the best mix of warm water and calm seas. Liveaboard-only; the wreck is in the Gubal Strait roughly 8 km from Thistlegorm.
Conditions & access
- Visibility
- 15–30 m
- Water temp
- 22–28 °C
- Current
- Moderate
- Access
- Open access
- Min cert
- Advanced Open Water + deep + wreck specialty for external dives at 35–40 m; trimix and wreck-penetration training for the engine room, holds and accommodation block at 45–50 m.
Location
27.6383° N, 33.9633° E
Dive clubs that visit this site
3 operators list this site on their website
- Emperor DiversRed Sea, Egypt · Liveaboard[source]
- James & Mac Diving CenterHurghada, Egypt · Dive centre[source]
- Scuba TravelRed Sea trips, United Kingdom · Liveaboard[source]
Sources
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