© Sinai Divers Aqaba, 77110 Aqaba
C-130 Hercules, wreck
★★★★★
(838)
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
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
63 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
174 Sightings
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14
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17
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Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
126 Sightings
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12
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7
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25
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17
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9
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Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
90 Sightings
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8
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13
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19
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13
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8
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Total number of species approx.: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
77 Sightings
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8
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12
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14
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Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
70 Sightings
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7
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9
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12
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Total number of species approx.: 250
iStock-Miguel-Angelo-Silva.
Scorpionfish
52 Sightings
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10
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5
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3
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10
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9
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9
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3
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Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
45 Sightings
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10
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4
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Total number of species approx.: 25
AdobeStock_Vladimir Wrangel
Boxfish
38 Sightings
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8
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5
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8
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5
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Total number of species approx.: 8
Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl
Bannerfish
37 Sightings
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5
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6
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4
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6
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10
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3
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Total number of species approx.: 85
iStock-mirecca
Surgeonfish
33 Sightings
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4
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5
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3
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0
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4
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10
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0
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4
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
14 Sightings
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4
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0
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5
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 60
Shutterstock-Laura Dinraths
Electric Ray
9 Sightings
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