Numidia
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The
steamship Numidia was built by D.
& W. Henderson & Company Ltd in Scotland
and launched in February 1901 for Anchor Line. She was
quite a sized merchantman for her time with her 6399 gross
tons. She went down on her second journey from Liverpool
to Calcutta in the Red Sea. At night 20.July 1910 she ran
aground on El Llkwa outside El Qoseir. She was stuck for a
whole seven weeks before she sank, and during this time
both cargo and inventory was salvaged. The wreck rest
today on the north side of the island that's often called
"Big Brother Island" on a depth of 8 to 78 meter.
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| 26° 19′ 00″ N 34° 50′ 00″E ( Source: Red Sea Wreck Project )  Picture: Numidia Red Sea Wreck Project 
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