Allah Mina 1972
Marker: recorded wreck position (Modern).
Key facts
| Name | Allah Mina | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1972 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Modern | derived from year |
| Ship type | shipwreck | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Sea / ocean | Persian Gulf | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | United Arab Emirates | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 13 km from land |
| Position | 25.3555, 55.2049 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Allah Mina was a cement barge which sunk in the Persian Gulf in approximately 1972.
The wreck site is now a popular site for scuba divers, in part because of the coral and other marine life attracted to the lime contained in the barge's cargo.
Location
- Recorded position: 25.3555, 55.2049 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Persian Gulf
- Nearest coast: United Arab Emirates
Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Allah Mina (revision 1298661787), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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