Carnatic

The wreck of the Carnatic lies east of the Giannis D on Sha'ab Abu Nuhas. She was a 300' British passenger and mail ship for the P&O line and sank in 1869. The cargo of gold, cotton, and wine, is all gone now. She lies in about seventy feet on water.

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Common lionfish, Pterois volitans

common lionfish over wreck

Carpet flathead (crocodile fish), Papilloculiceps longciceps

Indian Ocean crocodile fish on wreck

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