C-130 Hercules, wreck

★★★★★ (815)

Sank in 2017, as both an artificial reef and diving attraction, the Hercules is a fairly shallow site to a maximum depth of 17m. In 2020 Aqaba experienced a large storm which tore the aircraft apart and it now looks like a proper wreckage. There is a skeleton in the pilot seat, it’s not real!

The soft corals seem to have taken very quickly the underside of the starboard wing, and hundreds of glass fish can usually be spotted in the cockpit with lion fish stalking them.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 200

Moray Eel

60 Sightings
J
6
F
1
M
0
A
7
M
0
J
6
J
6
A
5
S
5
O
10
N
9
D
5

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Total number of species: 28

Clownfish

174 Sightings
J
12
F
1
M
4
A
17
M
10
J
16
J
7
A
14
S
17
O
34
N
30
D
12

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Total number of species: 12

Lionfish

125 Sightings
J
9
F
3
M
4
A
10
M
13
J
11
J
5
A
12
S
7
O
25
N
17
D
9

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Total number of species: 130

Butterfly Fish

91 Sightings
J
6
F
1
M
0
A
10
M
4
J
9
J
0
A
8
S
13
O
19
N
13
D
8

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Total number of species: 130

Pufferfish

78 Sightings
J
4
F
1
M
4
A
10
M
4
J
5
J
3
A
8
S
7
O
12
N
14
D
6

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Total number of species: 100

Parrotfish

71 Sightings
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4
F
1
M
0
A
8
M
4
J
8
J
5
A
7
S
9
O
13
N
12
D
0

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Total number of species: 250

Scorpionfish

52 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
0
A
10
M
0
J
5
J
3
A
0
S
10
O
9
N
9
D
3

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Total number of species: 90

Angelfish

45 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
0
A
8
M
0
J
6
J
0
A
0
S
4
O
10
N
10
D
4

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Total number of species: 85

Surgeonfish

39 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
0
A
4
M
0
J
5
J
3
A
0
S
4
O
10
N
6
D
4

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Total number of species: 25

Boxfish

38 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
7
M
5
J
8
J
0
A
0
S
5
O
0
N
8
D
5

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Total number of species: 8

Bannerfish

37 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
0
A
5
M
0
J
6
J
0
A
4
S
6
O
10
N
0
D
3

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 40

Triggerfish

14 Sightings
J
5
F
0
M
0
A
4
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species: 60

Electric Ray

9 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
4

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