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Aqaba · Jordan · Red Sea
Max. depth · 26 mCedar Pride Wreck: Aqaba's Iconic Underwater Freighter
Descend into the Red Sea's warm embrace to explore the Cedar Pride, a Lebanese freighter purposefully sunk in 1985, now teeming with marine life.
What makes this site special
- Explore the wreck of a Lebanese freighter.
- Dive a purposefully-sunk artificial reef.
- Reach a maximum depth of 26 metres.
- Suitable for divers of all experience levels.
- Witness coral growth on a submerged vessel.
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Cedar Pride about the site
The Cedar Pride holds a special place in the underwater landscape of Aqaba, a legendary wreck carefully positioned beneath the warm waters of the Jordanian Red Sea coast. Purposefully sunk in 1985 to create an artificial reef, this Lebanese freighter has since become a vibrant ecosystem, drawing divers from across the globe keen to explore its structure and the life it now supports. Its presence transforms an otherwise sandy seabed into a hub of activity, offering a defined focal point for exploration.
Your descent to the Cedar Pride begins a journey through the Red Sea's clear visibility. The wreck's silhouette gradually sharpens as you approach its deck, which lies at a depth suitable for a wide range of divers. Swimming alongside its hull, you perceive the scale of this vessel, now draped in soft corals and home to innumerable small creatures. The ship's orientation provides various angles for exploration, allowing you to follow its lines and discover the secrets within its structure.
As you traverse the deck, you'll find the wreck's structure remarkably intact, inviting close inspection. From the bridge to the cargo holds, the Cedar Pride offers numerous points of interest for divers to investigate. Light filters through openings, creating dramatic shafts that illuminate the interior spaces and highlight the intricate details of the ship's transformation into a living reef. This careful design ensures that even without venturing too deep, there's a wealth of features to uncover and appreciate.
Diving Cedar Pride: the marine life you’ll meet
Diving conditions
The Cedar Pride offers a dive experience accessible for all levels, with a maximum depth of 26 metres. This makes it suitable for divers from Open Water Diver certification upwards.
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Frequently asked questions about Cedar Pride
What diver level is Cedar Pride suitable for?
Cedar Pride is accessible to divers of all experience levels, making it suitable from Open Water Diver certification upwards. You can explore this purposefully sunk wreck without needing advanced certification, while still finding plenty to investigate across its structure, including the deck, bridge, cargo holds, hull, and interior spaces.
How deep is Cedar Pride?
Cedar Pride reaches a maximum depth of 26 metres. Its deck lies at a depth suitable for a wide range of divers, and the wreck offers features to explore without venturing to its deepest point. You can follow the hull, inspect the structure, and investigate areas around the deck and interior.
What can you see while diving Cedar Pride?
At Cedar Pride, you can explore the wreck of a Lebanese freighter that was purposefully sunk to create an artificial reef. The vessel has coral growth across its structure and supports numerous small creatures. Points of interest include the hull, deck, bridge, cargo holds, and interior spaces illuminated by filtered light.
What is the underwater visibility like at Cedar Pride?
Cedar Pride is approached through the clear visibility of the Red Sea, allowing the wreck's silhouette to sharpen during your descent. You can see the vessel's orientation, follow its lines, and inspect its remarkably intact structure, while light filtering through openings highlights details inside the transformed living reef.
