Safaga wreck advanced
Salem Express
A solemn, beautiful, and demanding dive on a 110 m passenger ferry that sank in 1991. A grave site treated with respect — and one of the most evocative wreck dives in the world.
- Max depth
- 32 m
- Visibility
- 20 m
- Current
- moderate
- Difficulty
- advanced
- Boat time
- 90 min
- Suitable for
- advanced
If you're prepared to make the longer journey to Safaga and treat the site with the respect it deserves, the Salem Express is one of the most emotionally affecting dives in the Red Sea. The bow rears up almost intact, the lifeboats still hang from their davits, and at depth the soft corals have begun to reclaim the bridge. It is sad and gorgeous in equal measure.
Site highlights
- Massive 110 m wreck
- Lying upright on the seabed
- Hauntingly intact bow and bridge
- Soft coral colonisation
What to be aware of
- •Site is a grave — no penetration permitted
- •Depth and current require Advanced certification
- •Long boat ride from Hurghada
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