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

↑ Lucas, Becky (May 29-June 5, 2008 (hard-copy publication), May 26, 2008 (online publication)). "To dive for". Time Out Dubai. pp. 32, 34. Retrieved 2008-06-22. Check date values in: |date= (help)

Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1972

Shipwrecks	1 Jan: El Condesito 9 Jan: Seawise University 15 Jan: Kooroongaba 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 10 July: London Statesman 13 July: USS O'Brien 21 Aug: Texanita 16 Oct: USS Stanton 27 Nov: Tor Hugo 24 Dec: Sea Star 31 Dec: St Ives Unknown date: Allah Mina

Other incidents	24 Jan: USS Seahorse 27 Jan: Queen Frederica 24 Feb: K-19 17 May: Queen Elizabeth 2 21 Aug: Oswego-Guardian 15 Nov: K-19 Unknown date: K-64

1971 1973

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

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