Rosalie Moller, Gubal Island
Nationality: Greece
Type: Freighter
Year of construction: 1910
Tonnage: 3963 GRT
Sunk: 6. October 1941
Position: Street of Gubal
GPS-position: N27°39,054 / 33°46,296
min. depth: 28 m
max. depth: 50 m
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The Rosalie Moller was probably
sunk on 6. October 1941 by a German HE-111 bomber. It was the same night, in which the Thistlegorm was also sunk by Shaab Ali. On this night, the Rosalie Moller was at anchor, in the approx. 50m deep sea bay before Gubal and Tawila. |
Through the mainly prevailing north current,
it lay almost exactly with the bow northwards, in line with the port anchor. The attack must have come very suddenly over the unarmed coal freighter. |
A bomb hit
on the starboard side at the height of the rear hold, which let the ship sink fast. Today the Rosalie Moller stands upright in a north-south direction on the keel, which lies in 50m on a firm sandy soil. |
The Rosalie Moller is an unique experience,
even if the visibility at the wreck is often very bad (the upper deck lies at 30m), not only due to the depth at which it lies (for conditions in the Red Sea). |
This dive is unsuitable
for beginners, as each dive reaches to the Deco-limits and as the end of the dive is at the rope, this can be hard due to the often dominant swell and current, it's a real exercise of one's condition.
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Through many dives,
the Rosalie can only really be discovered in its true beauty.
The exploration can be divided into the following areas
1. Outside the hull with rudder blade, screw, anchor etc.,
2. The ship from the inside with holds and engine room,
3. Constructional systems inside and
4. Upper deck and decks constructional systems.
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