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Underwater Photo Location: GIANNIS D

Underwater Photo Location: GIANNIS D

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The ship sailed under the name of Shoyo Maru until being sold in 1975 and renamed the Markus. The ship was sold again in 1980 to the Dumarc Shipping and Trading Corporation, Piraeus, Greece, and renamed the Giannis "D".

The Giannis D was a cargo ship of 2,992 GRT originally built as the Shoyo Maru at Kuryshima Dock Company of Imabari, Japan and completed in September of 1969.
Facts about GIANNIS D
  • It is in Egypt
  • GIANNIS D is in the Red Sea.
  • The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
  • The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
Dive types
Liveaboardwreck

Marine Life
bigsmallsharksdolphinsturtles

Diving facilities
airnitrox

Photo facilities
wideangle

by Juan Grau Tascón
GIANNIS D

by Christian Schlamann
The Giannis D sank with its cargo of timber at Sha'ab Abu Nuhas, north of Hurghada. 19 April 1983.

by Leena Roy
The Giannis D wreck
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