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CARINA (POSSIBLY)

The Carina, or what we strongly suspect is the Carina, is one of those El Gouna wrecks that just hits different. It’s not about grand scale or famous history here, it’s about the quiet beauty of a ship taken by the sea. We think she's a steam ship, maybe a fishing trawler, resting upright at 33 metres, her bow pointing north. Drop down and you're immediately struck by the silence, the sheer weight of water around this solitary vessel. The deck is gone, but the hull is largely intact, draped in soft corals – purples and oranges that glow under your torch. Penetration is limited to small sections, mostly the stern, where you can peek into what might have been the engine room, shafts of light filtering through corroded plates. Look for the resident scorpionfish, perfectly camouflaged on the encrusted metalwork, and schools of glassfish shimmering like liquid silver around the remaining structure. It’s a site that rewards slow exploration, letting your eyes adjust to the subtle details. This is our pick for divers who appreciate the melancholic beauty of a forgotten ship, rather than a bustling reef.