The explosion was powerful violent, exploding most of the munitions on board and one of the ship boilers. Having been split in two, the Thistlegorm sank on the floor, finally coming to rest upright and with the exception of the stern portion on an even keel.

In Shaa`b Ali Area at a depth of 30 metres Jacques-Yves discovered the wreck first in 1955. With the first underwater movie camera he documented the amazing discovery. These scenes would later appear in the famous documentary „le monde du silence“ and a long article in the National Geographic was printed in 1956 which made the Thistlegorm an item of wonder before again passing in to obscurity.

The wreck was rediscovered in the 70`s and was kept a secret dive site until the early 90`s. Due to publications in the british „diver“ and italian „Aqva“ magazine  the SS Thistlegorm rapidly became one of the most famous and sought after wrecks in the world.

The early bird catches the worm; we start this trip at 5:00 am. After a journey of about 3 hours in which there is enough time for a delicious breakfast and a nap, we have arrived. The legendary SS Thistlegorm.

Two dives are planned here. During the first dive the wreck is explored from the outside. For the 2nd dive we go inside the wreck, where we can marvel at the still well-preserved cargo. On the way back we offer one more dive in Ras Mohamed. The day ends around 5:00 pm with the return to the hotel.