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.
Common lionfish, Pterois volitans
Carpet flathead (crocodile fish), Papilloculiceps longciceps
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