The Rosalie Moller

The Rosalie Moller is a British wartime wreck - commandeered for the war effort but too old to maintain a suitable speed for carrying troops or weapons (her maximum cruising speed limited to just 7.5knots, compared to her original design speed of 10.5knots) , she was assigned to carry coal from the UK round the cape of Africa (the Suez Canal had been closed by another British vessel striking a mine) along with a flotilla of other ships, among them the world-famous SS Thistlegorm.

Anchored in what was designated a safe harbour, she was sunk by German bombers and now lies in 52m of water off the coast of Egypt. Her deck is at around 30m, with her holds stretching down to 40m and her keel nestling on the sea bed so she rests upright. It's accessible to advanced open water divers, but the conditions can be rough and the visibility often hampered by strong ocean currents pulling plankton up the red sea....

...but we had perfect conditions and a glorious day out. See Tom, Sebastian, Toby, Volker and me explore the wreck on an 80 minute technical dive.

An awesome day out!