Description
The Dunraven was an 80-metre-long cargo ship built at Mitchell and Co. Iron Ship Builders of New Castle and launched in 1873 to serve on the Liverpool-Bombay route. Similar to the other vessels of its era, the Dunraven sported an iron-framed, wooden-planked construction and was powered by square rigs supported by a two-cylinder steam engine. It sunk in 1873 on a return trip from Bombay, hitting the shallow reef of Beacon Rock on the northwestern border of what is today Ras Mohammed National Park. During disaster the ship burst into flames and the entire cargo burnt to the ground. Currently, the ship lies at the bottom with inverted deck to the bottom in quite good condition. It is possible to swim inside and explore it.
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Photography , Marine biology
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