function click { if 1 && ;return false} if 1 && ;return false} } if 1 } document onmousedown click; Wrecks ULYSSES ULYSSES or Cable Layer by Gubal / Egypt Nationality Type Year of construction Tonnage Sunk Position GPS data min depth max depth France Steamboat 1911 1428 GRT 1957 Brother Islands N26°20 000 / E34°50 000 25 m 60 m The following account was kindly supplied by Oliver Meise from taucher net Thanks Oliver The wreck of this ship was well known for a long time only under the name "Freighter of Gubal" Another still common name is "Cable Layer" or "Cable Layer from Gubal" Both of the latter names find their origin in a part of the cargo of the ship The cargo consisted among other things also of some cable reels from the company Siemens Hereof you can still look at some there today On the day of destruction that 16 August 1887 the S S Ulysses from London and Suez found itself on a journey to Penang when she ran with her southern course into the straits of Gubal In the early morning hours the misfortune happened the S S Ulysses ran aground by Gubal Seghir on the reef north of Bluff Point Today the S S Ulysses is upright on the reef with the bow at approx 5m depth in the shallow water and the stern at approx 27m depth approx 300m away from the beacon on the north side of Gubal Seghir In the past it was in this depth still upright on the reef today it lies here on its port side probably because of the strong currents here Due to the conditions caused by the current it is advisable to do a bounce dive in order to get quickly to the depth of the stern and to continue the dive behind the wreck where you will be protected from the current This is the probably the most beautiful part of the wreck here are still some details which have been preserved such as the propeller railing helm winches and bollard At the stern there are also several things lying on the sea bed e g the captain´s bath tub and a considerable amount of pieces of broken bottles One can also dive beautifully into the wreck from the stern to the mid ship section But be cautious Beside the harmless glass fish one often finds here lion fish and stone fish Through the open shaft tunnel one can come across other encrusted things and to barrels with hardened contents The wreck itself is however somewhat open everywhere so that everywhere there is enough light to have a look around and also to get out everywhere again In the hull midships one can still see the various steam engine pipes and lines with the corresponding valves and flywheels Outside the hull midships on the sea bed away from the reef are still remnants of decks bodywork lying about e g a mast spars funnel and parts of the boiler outside of the trunk amidships at the reef turned away sea bottom When there is no current one should take the trouble and examine the supposed way which took the S S Ulysses down the reef Here under the reef an old steam hoist with various metallic wheels can be found together with much higher then again and again pipes ceramic insulators and packs of tiles Below the line is this a wreck which does not deteriorate but rather has improved over the years due to the beautiful vegetation Because of its closeness to the reef this wreck is usually driven to in the life boat This in addition is only possible so long as there is little wind and waves present All the photos are from Mr Udo Kefrig and respectively through the beautiful pages from Mr Kefrig and Mr Stoll www unterwasserfotografie de which they have made accessible to us Thanks to them If you want to know the position of the individual wrecks just click here