function click { if 1 && ;return false} if 1 && ;return false} } if 1 } document onmousedown click; Wrecks EL MINA EL MINA / Egypt Nationality Type Year of construction Tonnage Sunk Position GPS data min depth max depth Egyptian Minesweeper GRT 06 02 1970 Hurghada Harbour N27°13 566 / E33°50 815 18 m 32 m Thee El Mina is evidence of the war between Egypt and Israel The El Mina was a minesweeper which was in the port at anchor when it was hit and sunk by an Israeli bomb As calm as the sea is here so is the visibility sometimes so bad Due to its importance the El Mina is nevertheless a good bad weather alternative to the wrecks of Abu Nuhas Occasionally strong current can occur from the north from which the wreck offers good protection under water The El Mina can be explored in peace whilst that area is just 60 m long Beginning at the deepest place one can clearly recognise by the air defense cannons that the El Mina was not intended for passenger transpotation Over the starboard side one approaches the explosion site within the bow Here is the only suitable entrance into the El Mina On the foredeck is the base of a cannon which has been sheared off Note scattered all around the El Mina one might find live ammunition on the sea bed Whatever you do don´t touch anything