Cedar Pride
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Cedar
Pride was bought by a Lebanese company in 1982, and after
an accident the ship was heavily damaged by a fire which
raged for several days and where two men perished. After
the accident Cedar Pride was laid up in the harbor of
Aqaba for several years before she ended her days as a
tourist attraction. The rumors says that the ship was sunk
for this purpose after wishes from King Hussain in 1986,
who wanted to attract more tourism. The wreck rest on her
port side on a depth of 10 to 30 meter only 150 meters
from shore outside Aqaba.
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Underwater Picture: Cedar Pride wreck Courtesy of Alex Dawson  From Alex Dawson, 2006:
"The Cedar pride came to rest almost perfectly on her starboard side at a depth of 28m to the seabed and, in the years since her sinking, has become a true extension to the local reef systems being colonized by all manner of truly outstandingly beautiful soft corals. Furthermore, she came to rest less than 150m from the shore and, being buoyed" Last updated: May 2018
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