SS Mercury Wreck
Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates
The SS Mercury, a decommissioned cargo vessel intentionally sunk off Abu Dhabi, rests upright in 28 metres of water and has become one of the UAE capital's most celebrated dive sites. The hold and engine room are fully penetrable and colonised by sea fans, encrusting sponges, and hard corals that grow thicker each season. Grouper, snapper, and occasional reef sharks cruise the superstructure while the sandy surrounds harbour stingrays and flatfish.
Conditions
Depth
10 to 28 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually still
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
4 to 9 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
20 to 34°C
3mm wetsuit or skin
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 |
| Vis (m) | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Current | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle |
Your chances of seeing each animal
White-Eared Bulbul
Last confirmed Jun 21, 2026 · 157 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Common Myna
Last confirmed Jun 12, 2026 · 143 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Laughing Dove
Last confirmed Jun 12, 2026 · 104 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
House Sparrow
Last confirmed Jun 23, 2026 · 86 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Last confirmed Jun 12, 2026 · 92 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Greasy Grouper
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Bluefin Trevally
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Painted Frogfish
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear