Ulysses
Location: South Sinai, Egypt
Dive Site Specs
- Max depth:
- 30m
- Difficulty:
- Advanced Open Water
- Entry type:
- Boat Dive
- Coordinates:
- 27.731400, 34.098233 (Directions on Google Maps)
- Tags:
- Boat Dive, Wreck
Overview
The Ulysses Wreck, a 95m/312ft-long cargo vessel, was built in 1871 in Newcastle, England. In 1887 it was sunk after hitting the Gobul Seghir reef. Although the Ulysses is more than 100 years old, it’s still very interesting because of the abundance of marine life that surrounds it. The wreck is sitting on his back side, with her stern lying at 27m/89ft almost intact, and a broken bow that lies at a depth of 6m/20ft. The vessel is wide open, and divers can enter the vessel and explore it. The rudder and propeller are still in place and are the most photogenic parts of the wreck. Very calm conditions are needed to dive in this wreck, because currents can be quite severe and large surface swells make it impossible to moor dive boats.
Nearby Dive Sites
- Small Crack (0.0 km away)
- Sha'ab Mahmoud, SS Dunraven (4.2 km away)
- Shark Yolanda, Ras Mohamad (15.7 km away)
- SS Thistlegorm - Egypt (19.6 km away)
- Ras Mohamad, Jackfish Alley (20.5 km away)
- Sha'ab Abu Nahas, Carnatic (24.0 km away)
Recent Dives
- Ulysses - 2025/04/21 (by fotis_karidas · Apr 21, 2025 · Depth: 23.2m · Duration: 42 min)
- Ulysses - 2023/11/28 (by loukiack · Nov 28, 2023 · Depth: 28.1m · Duration: 55 min)