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Big Brother "Numidia" Wreck

    Wreck Information

  • Nationality: British
  • Type of wreck: vessel
  • Date and place of construction: 1901, Glasgow
  • Date of sinking: September, 1901
  • Length: 140 metres
  • Tonnage: 6399 tons

    • Dive Information

  • Visibility: good
  • Current: yes
  • Depth: 80 metres
  • Recommended depth: 30 metres
  • Dive difficulty: medium/high
  • Inside visit: ok
  • Biological interests: napoleons, sharks, barracudas, tunas, soft and tree corals.

    • Wreck Picture

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Wreck Description

On 6th July 1901, it set out from Liverpool carrying a general cargo of 7000 tons and a crew of 97. On 19th July it cleared Suez continuing the route. The Captain altered course thinking this would take the ship over one mile to the west of the Island. He left the Bridge leaving instruction to be called when the Light was abeam. At about 2.10am the ship ran aground on Big Brother Island - north of the Lighthouse! After two hours trying to get off the rocks, the engines were stopped. By this time the ship was taking on considerable water, the hull having been damaged on the corals. The situation deteriorated as the pumps began to fail one by one. At 7.30am the crew abandoned the vessel and for the next 7 weeks most of the cargo was removed as gravity and the ingress of water finally dragged it down the slope. Its bow section broke off and remained on the reef to be dispersed by the constant storms and swells.