Yolanda (ship)

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Jolanda (also called Yolanda) was a Cypriot cargo ship built in 1964 in Gijón, Spain by SA Juliana Constructora. She was grounded on a reef at Ras Muhammad on 1 April 1980. From 1981 to 1985, the wreck was a popular dive site, but it was lost when it fell off the reef during a storm in March 1987. The wreck remained lost for 20 years until it was rediscovered by Leigh Cunningham and Mark Andrews at a depth of in 2005. Today, cargo from the wreckage, including British toilets, bath tubs and pipes, is visited by recreational divers.

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Shipwrecks of Africa
Maritime incidents in 1980
Ships of Cyprus
Shipwrecks in the Red Sea