Dive site guide · Hurghada local · Wreck
MS Balena — dive site guide
Also known as Balena, Balena wreck
MS Balena is a wreck on the Hurghada coast, close to Hurghada itself. Sources document depths to 9 m. Independent guides rate it beginner, with little or no current. Its position is confirmed by independent sources. Our guides choose each day's sites by wind, swell and the group's experience.
How deep does it go?
Documented maximum depths vary between sources: 8 m, 9 m.
What's the underwater landscape like?
Sources describe Norwegian-built 1952, liveaboard; sunk by fire 2001, Norwegian postal ship and seamark: dangerous, submerged.
Who can dive it?
Suitable for: Open Water, Advanced
Safety: Boat traffic. Wreck partly breaks the surface (2007).
How is it dived?
Getting there: < 10 min from Hurghada shore.
Offered as late-afternoon dive by local centre (2007).
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