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3 THISTLEGORM, RED SEA, EGYPT Since the building of the Suez Canal, the Red Sea has become one of the most important trade routes in the world. As a result there are some great wreck sites suitable for all levels of diver. The Thistlegorm is the jewel in the crown of recreational wreck dives and has had several documentaries made about it. The wreck was rediscovered and made famous by Jacques Cousteau in 1955 and has since become a haven for scuba divers around the world. It is estimated that over one million people have dived the Thistlegorm.


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4 TRUK (CHUUK) LAGOON,


MICRONESIA Often called the ‘Pearl Harbour’ of the Japanese World War II fleet. Located in Micronesia, the lagoon was Japan’s main base of operations in the South Pacific. In 1944 the Japanese naval fleet came under attack in Operation Hailstone which lasted three days. 12 Japanese warships and 32 merchant ships were sunk. The coral-encrusted wrecks attract a diverse array of marine life, including manta rays, turtles, sharks and corals.


4 5 SCAPA FLOW, ORKNEY


ISLANDS Known as one of the world’s best dive locations, thanks to the presence of wrecks from the German High Seas Fleet, famously scuttled by their interned crews in Scapa Flow in 1919. Of the 52 vessels sunk, seven remain on the seabed and it’s these awe-inspiring wartime ghosts that attract divers from around the globe each year. The three battleships remain the main draw to Scapa Flow, resting upside down on the seabed at a depth of around 45 metres.


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