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Wreck Images
Images of the shipwreck ss Egypt P&O
Ocean liner sunk 1922
with a cargo of gold. All images ©Leigh Bishop 2001. As far as
we are
aware these are the only images that exist of this famous gold ship.
Left & right; Typical P&O portholes located on the
inside port hull. These portholes
gave the team an early indication as to the identification of the
wreck in that these
windows were identical to those the divers had seen on other P&O
liners.
Left; A small sanitary system on the inside starboard side
of the wreck. Behind and
to the left is the reverse side of a spare prop blade upright on the
deck.
Right; Deep inside the wreck access was gained to allow the
exploring divers to
investigate further inside the wreck. Here the lamp locker can clearly
be seen although
many of the lamps themselves are now beginning to take the wear of
time. Note the
partition internal walls of the fore and background of the image are
now eroding away.
Left; Another typical porthole with its drip tray beneath,
the front plate has been severely
damaged quite possibly as a result of the SORIMA salvage project.
Right; An outside section of the lower port hull at approx.
420ft, gravel has now built
up on the outside of the exterior porthole window.
Left; An obvious cargo hold and skylight window, its hatch
combing very much still intact.
As the divers swam aft (right of the image) the wreck began to break
down to seabed
level, it was here that we discovered the area of extensive salvage.
From here on if the divers
found any remaining gold it would be here amongst the shingle seabed
bottom at 420ft.
Right; Again another image taken deep inside the remaining
wreckage of the bow section,
the divers were able to penetrate an interior passage way were rooms
could clearly be seen
either side. The image shows more rotted partitions then behind
the wall was an area where
the china plates were discovered that ultimately identified the
wreck.
Left & Right; Mooring bollards are a very distinguishable
section of any wreck, here two
examples located on the very bow of the wreck.
Left; Further mooring bollards located along the top port decking.
Right; Again on the port side of the wreckage here sections
of safety rail can be seen
collapsed down on itself to the deck level. Amongst the wreckage the
divers could see
several artifacts bench ends portholes as well as many unidentifiable
objects.
Left; Again another image taken deep inside the remaining wreckage
of the bow section,
the divers were able to penetrate an interior passage way were rooms
could clearly be seen
either side.
Right; An unusual sight was this huge spare propeller blade
bolted to the deck and
still upright on the forred section of the wreck.
Left & Right; The Egypt was home to much marine life including
some large ling. and some
unusually big Congers that could be seen free swimming around the
divers.
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