SS Thistlegorm
British armed cargo ship (built 1940, about 126 m long) sunk by German bombers on 6 October 1941 near Sha'ab Ali while carrying war supplies. The holds still hold trucks, motorcycles, tyres, rifles and ammunition, and two steam locomotives lie on the seabed beside the wreck. The deck sits around 16 m and the propeller around 32 m on sand; batfish, barracuda, snapper, jack schools and a resident turtle are regularly reported.
depth: 16–33 m