Allah Mina

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.[1]

References

  1. ^ Lucas, Becky (26 May 2008). "To dive for". Time Out Dubai. pp. 32, 34. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1972
Shipwrecks
  • 9 Jan: Seawise University
  • 11 Jan: Sian Yung
  • 15 Jan: Kooroongaba
  • 18 Jan: Delfini
  • 1 Feb: V. A. Fogg
  • 11 Feb: USS Hopewell, Lindblad Explorer
  • 19 Feb: Marcello G
  • 19 Mar: USS Gansevoort
  • 23 Apr: USNS Cowanesque
  • 24 Apr: Nicolo Martini
  • 11 May: Royston Grange
  • 12 May: USS Wilkes-Barre
  • 14 May: USS Fred T. Berry
  • 15 Jun: Lucette
  • 4 July: Isabena
  • 10 July: London Statesman
  • 13 July: USS O'Brien
  • 24 July: S. A. Vanguard
  • 21 Aug: Texanita
  • 19 Sep: HMSAS Natal
  • 16 Oct: USS Stanton
  • 27 Nov: Tor Hugo
  • 24 Dec: Sea Star
  • 31 Dec: St Ives
  • Unknown date: Allah Mina, USS Bashaw
Other incidents
  • 24 Jan: USS Seahorse
  • 27 Jan: Queen Frederica
  • 24 Feb: K-19
  • 17 May: Queen Elizabeth 2
  • 21 Aug: Oswego-Guardian
  • 7 Nov: African Neptune
  • 15 Nov: K-19
  • Unknown date: K-64

25°21′19.7″N 55°12′17.7″E / 25.355472°N 55.204917°E / 25.355472; 55.204917


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