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Inchcape 1

Editorial plate — compiled from published sources, not yet confirmed by a verified diver. Dived here? Verify this plate.

Al Aqah, Fujairah

25.50000°N, 56.37000°E

A small vessel sunk as an artificial reef off Al Aqah in 2001, now a deep, fish-packed wreck known for a huge resident moray.

Depth
27–30 m
Vis
5–20 m

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Current
variable
Health
Unscored

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Geo (surface approx.)
25.50000°N, 56.37000°E

Approximate position from published sources.

Entry / access
boat

Inchcape 1 was scuttled by Inchcape Shipping in 2001 to create a dive site and sits around 30 m, with the deck near 27 m. Divers descend a shotline from a mooring buoy into shoals of snapper and fusiliers, while a very large spotted moray nicknamed Fred has become the wreck's celebrity. It gets busy at weekends.

Difficulty
advanced

Advanced Open Water / Deep certification

Best season
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Last reviewed
20 Oct 2026 by editorial

Hazards

  • medium · Depth limits no-decompression time to around 20 minutes
  • medium · Surface current at the mooring on some days
  • low · Surface swell in rough weather

Marine life

Typical: giant moray eel, seahorse, frogfish, pufferfish, snapper, fusiliers, barracuda, lionfish, stonefish

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Questions people search

How deep is Inchcape 1?

27–30 m.

Is Inchcape 1 suitable for beginners?

advanced — Advanced Open Water / Deep certification

Sources

Where sources disagree

Max depth 35 m (Dive Site Directory listing) vs ~30 m (reviewers, PADI); level advanced (Dive Site Directory) vs 'normally recreational' (PADI); vessel described as a tug (PADI) or small tug/barge (reviewers).

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