Normah Baharom
United Arab Emirates
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Nº5
Date: 2016-12-02 - 11:23
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Max Depth: 21.8m Duration: 33mins
Dive Location
- Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 25°C
- Dive type : Wreck
- Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
- Computer: Suunto - D6i
- Camera: GoPro - Hero 4 Silver
- BCD: Aqualung - Pearl
- Wet suit: Aqualung - 1mm
- Mask: Aqualung - Infinity
- Fins: Aqualung - Short FX
- Gloves: Aqualung - 1mm
- Knife: Aqualung - Steel
- Lift bag: Aqualung - Red
- Mask: Scubapro - Synergy TruFit
- Weights: 7 kg
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- 1. Air
- 12L Steel 200 → 50 bar
- Average depth: 16.5m
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Inchcape 1
Around ten minutes by boat from Al Aqah, Inchcape reaches depths of up to 30 metres and with a wreck that’s ideal for exploration.
Depth – 32m
Originally known as Gray Swift 2.
Built in the USA and shipped to Dubai in 1971 or 1972.
Used to transport crew and supplies to and from ships, oil platforms and rigs in both Dubai and Fujairah.
Purposefully sunk on 12 December 2001 to form an artificial reef.
Sits upright and faces south.
Car tires can be found around the gunwales.
Remnants of the wheel house can be found on the seabed at the stern of the wreck.
Features: Honeycomb eels, stingrays, yellow snappers, Pufferfish and Stonefish.
Note: Rare sightings of mola mola fish, also know as the sunfish