Look out for: Longnose hawk-fish, nudibranchs, moray eels, ship boilers. The SS Dunraven, a British steamship built in Newcastle in 1873, met its tragic fate in 1876. En route from Bombay to Newcastle under the command of Captain Care, the vessel struck the reef of Sha’ab Mahmoud (Beacon Rock). Despite efforts to save the ship, it sank, leaving the crew stranded but thankfully unharmed. Numerous stories circulate about the wreck and the circumstances leading to its collision with the reef – was the Captain arguing with his wife who was onboard, or was he distracted? No one knows for sure. The wreck rests in 30 meters of water against the reef wall, upside down and in two sections that began to collapse further in 2023. It measures 80 meters in length and 10 meters in width. The dive begins at the stern, where the propeller is visible. Just below the propeller, a small opening allows entry into the stern section. This swim-through features a large resident moray eel and lionfish lurking in the darkness. Towards the end of the swim-through, you’ll encounter the ship’s boilers, surrounded by glass fish. The dive then explores the shallower bow section, which cannot be entered but is teeming with life. The exploration concludes by examining the coral-covered wall below Beacon Rock. This location marks the southern tip of Sha’ab Mahmud, a large coral reef extending for 10 kilometers to the northwest, nearly touching the coast of western Sinai