I flown on this aircraft registration nr Cs-TMP , my dear L1011, crossed the Atlantic with him from Canada..so many memories so many stories of this plane..This was Luzair L1011 one of the last of its kind flying , my beautiful plane
I worked on the L1011 for TWA for many years as avionics, and just recently rewired a 1011 cockpit trainer. This is so cool! Very well done, and very complete. Of course, I saw some hard to find components and instruments in the cockpit I'd have liked to have had, but oh well. To bad they didn't go into the downstairs galley, that would've been cool to see. It's been years since I've done any wreck diving or I would definitely do this one!
I took a night ferry from Neweiba Egypt to Aqaba Jordan on October 1, 2021. Never heard of it during my 8 months research. At the Aqaba port in early morning no signs of such thing. The Red Sea is so beautiful. Many divers go to Dahab ,Hurgada Egypt . They dive at night in Dahab
Since you fail to tell the story of the plane, I am assuming it is an artificial reef seeing that the middle row seats and accessories like dishes and glasses were removed.
I'm so glad they decided to do something with it involving the public instead of scrapping it! Beautiful airplane, I'd gladly learn how to dive if it meant seeing it for myself.
@@ziepex7009 Dude, LMFAO! Its not just a metal airframe you see sitting there you nitwit. The interior has NOT been FULLY gutted here. @4:00 the lavatory wall-liners, @2:30 seats and cushions are fire retardant foam and nylon, @2:50 the over head liners is fire-retardant plastic, hell the video projector is even still there and it has plastic in it, with its chemical circuit boards, and transistors, plastic coated wires, etc. The cockpit and its instrument panel is still intact. with radios switches and seats. Those haven't been removed. Those gyro instruments have oil in them for lubrication of their spinning gyros. the plastic coted wiring would obviously still be there, the plastic tubing for the vacuum system would all still be behind that "intact" instrument panel. Most of that stuff you see in this video are Airplane interior panels and luggage compartments and cabin wall lining made of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, or ABS plastic. This plastic has a fire retardant impregnated in it, and is highly suitable for vacuum forming, so it can be manipulated into a wide variety of shapes. There is everything from vinyl, foams, nylon, rubber and epoxies still in that interior you see here. @Matacabrones wasn't talking about the WHOLE airplane. He said a couple of tons. Well, a couple of tons is only 4000lbs and there is EASILY 4000lbs or more worth of environmentally-nasty stuff still left in that interior.
"The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) scuttled A Lockheed L-1011 TriStar in the waters of the Red Sea next to King Abdullah Reef dive site, and adjacent to Aqaba Container Terminal. The TriStar plane is a non-Jordanian commercial that has been out of service and parked at King Hussein International Airport for several years. ASEZA recently purchased it to sink it and was transferred to the main port in preparation for that purpose to join its military aircraft companion; Hercules C130 which was sunken November 2017. Today the C130 became a stop for diving enthusiasts and a home for the fish schools, corals and marine organisms. "
Though the outside of the plane seems slowly rusty. But the interiors are still soo preserved as if someone just submerged the plane inside the water a week ago
@@ianwalton284I don’t know where you got that info from but they are no where near as deadly as a cobra and most stings will most likely be more unpleasant than deadly.
Hm if I had access to this wreck probably half of these awesome cockpit panels and the yokes would already sit as souvenir on my shelf. (The other half as soon as the oxygen bottle is refilled.) Hard to resist going down there without a screwdriver huh? ;) The flight engineer panel is also an absolute joy to see - AWESOME! Especially in a true classic icon like the TriStar.
Fortunately, the wreck is safe from thieves like you if you want to dive there with oxygen ;). The plane rests at about 30 meters, so the oxygen would kill you before you reached that depth.
4:26 Are you aware how valuable all that titanium is? It's extremely disappointing to see that the avionics and rear engine weren't removed prior to scuttling, all of which likely had serviceable hours remaining.
Secondhand radios are valuable, and intact engine cores are refurbished and used by the petrochemicals industry. Nearly an entire channel with ~600 videos is dedicated to refurbishing engines: th-cam.com/users/AgentJayZ
I agree, they should have removed the engines and related parts. The cockpit however is most likely meant to be left intact, most of these instruments (Apart from the radio) would be only useful for collectors and there are plenty on the market.
It;s almost entirely aluminum alloy. As scrap a large airliner is only worth about $60k The relatively low bypass engines (compared to today's engines), make them poor choices for reuse. And most of the instruments that could be reused are probably close to end of life.
We sunk the B747-200F in Bahrain. We removed everything that was not bare metal or aluminum. I shudder to think of the volume of pollutants this aircraft will leech into the water for years to come.
CS-TMP Originally built in 1985 and was delivered to Royal Jordanian. It went through about 10 operators until its last in 2008 with Luzair when it was retired. It was then stored in Aqaba, Jordan where it sat until 2019 when it was then sunken into the Red Sea at King Abdullah Reef in August 2019.
@@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor Because when after it was sunk as a artificial reef, it was known that divers would dive the wreck! The middle seats and what was considered anything dangerous was removed for that reason. Divers can safely go through the middle of the plane with no seat to get in their way.
@@duongallen4094 why in the world will some one throw a plane into a underwater museum it makes no sense it pollutes the water its also near a reef as well
Well, Jordan has c.a. 10 miles coastline so, comparing to Egypt is nothing. In order to attract scuba divers the aircraft was purchased, cleaned (all hazardous materials have been removed) an sunk as an artificial reef. I heard, but I am not 100% sure, that it was an idea of Jordan king's son who is a divemaster. BTW there is another plane sunk nearby (C-130) as well as some military equipment - the underwater military museum.
Diving area An old civilian plane has been unloaded from harmful substances A transport plane for soldiers, a military plane, a ship, boats and yachts were drowned Tanks, tankers, artillery and rocket launchers were drowned in dozens All are emptied, the goal is to help the fish settle again and grow the reef and then bring in tourists
@@michelletaylor5691 Nice! I should have figured; any Tristar crash would probably be encrusted by now. I don't think there are many airworthy ones left.
I was an electrician/avionic tech in the early 70’s, and I believe I installed some of that cockpit instrumentation. It’s a shame to see, arguably, one of the safest airplanes at the time to be on the seafloor. However, it may make a great fish habitat.
The Lockheed L 1011 was a decade ahead of other aircraft at the time, it was assumed then that atleast 3 engines were essential for Trans ocean crossing
Amazing ! ...all do I'm not happy with dumping stuff in the sea but in this case I can make an exception...and say that this is the most human way to properly recycle airframes which are not economically viable....think of it as an underwater museum .If sombody in the future will find this things on the ocean floor maybe he will think - THIS WAS THEIR'S FINNEST HOUR....
I flown on this aircraft registration nr Cs-TMP , my dear L1011, crossed the Atlantic with him from Canada..so many memories
so many stories of this plane..This was Luzair L1011 one of the last of its kind flying , my beautiful plane
I worked on the L1011 for TWA for many years as avionics, and just recently rewired a 1011 cockpit trainer. This is so cool! Very well done, and very complete. Of course, I saw some hard to find components and instruments in the cockpit I'd have liked to have had, but oh well. To bad they didn't go into the downstairs galley, that would've been cool to see. It's been years since I've done any wreck diving or I would definitely do this one!
the cockpit is so beautiful in that blue hue
Seeing Lionfish chilling in the cockpit… wow just wow
This is my new bucket list. I have always loved the L1011 and I'm a certified diver. There is no way I'm not doing this, thank you for posting!
I took a night ferry from Neweiba Egypt to Aqaba Jordan on October 1, 2021. Never heard of it during my 8 months research. At the Aqaba port in early morning no signs of such thing. The Red Sea is so beautiful. Many divers go to Dahab ,Hurgada Egypt . They dive at night in Dahab
L-1011 was one of the most comfortable rides I'd ever been on. Solid, stable aircraft, just a little too expensive to fly.
Bring me along fella! I’m learning haha
@@larsstolz shut up
@@larsstolz I know only one person who says stuff like this, maybe you know them too?
Since you fail to tell the story of the plane, I am assuming it is an artificial reef seeing that the middle row seats and accessories like dishes and glasses were removed.
I'm so glad they decided to do something with it involving the public instead of scrapping it! Beautiful airplane, I'd gladly learn how to dive if it meant seeing it for myself.
yeah, nothing better than dumping another couple tons of plastics into the sea...
@@matacabrones4317 Usually, the interior gets ripped out.
@@Cartoonman154 but not this time
@@matacabrones4317 plastic?? my guy this aint plastic lmao
@@ziepex7009 Dude, LMFAO! Its not just a metal airframe you see sitting there you nitwit. The interior has NOT been FULLY gutted here. @4:00 the lavatory wall-liners, @2:30 seats and cushions are fire retardant foam and nylon, @2:50 the over head liners is fire-retardant plastic, hell the video projector is even still there and it has plastic in it, with its chemical circuit boards, and transistors, plastic coated wires, etc. The cockpit and its instrument panel is still intact. with radios switches and seats. Those haven't been removed. Those gyro instruments have oil in them for lubrication of their spinning gyros. the plastic coted wiring would obviously still be there, the plastic tubing for the vacuum system would all still be behind that "intact" instrument panel. Most of that stuff you see in this video are Airplane interior panels and luggage compartments and cabin wall lining made of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, or ABS plastic. This plastic has a fire retardant impregnated in it, and is highly suitable for vacuum forming, so it can be manipulated into a wide variety of shapes. There is everything from vinyl, foams, nylon, rubber and epoxies still in that interior you see here. @Matacabrones wasn't talking about the WHOLE airplane. He said a couple of tons. Well, a couple of tons is only 4000lbs and there is EASILY 4000lbs or more worth of environmentally-nasty stuff still left in that interior.
Wow nice video. It feels strange seeing an airliner on the sea floor still intact. But to be able to dive on it and explore must have been awesome.
Someone tell them the toilets overflowed.
I will, dad.
@@1000CalorieSnackPack did he buy milk
@@plau04fluids9 Yes. And soup.
ok so this chat is now a family conversation?! 😳
😅
Great to see an airliner dive site that's more than just an empty fuselage. Aqaba is definitely on my bucket list of dive destinations.
"The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) scuttled A Lockheed L-1011 TriStar in the waters of the Red Sea next to King Abdullah Reef dive site, and adjacent to Aqaba Container Terminal.
The TriStar plane is a non-Jordanian commercial that has been out of service and parked at King Hussein International Airport for several years. ASEZA recently purchased it to sink it and was transferred to the main port in preparation for that purpose to join its military aircraft companion; Hercules C130 which was sunken November 2017.
Today the C130 became a stop for diving enthusiasts and a home for the fish schools, corals and marine organisms. "
It's wild seeing how new it is and it's underwater. I kept imagining walking through instead of swimming like everyone else is doing.
Was it too much asked to add the history of the plane?
In my opinion a waste of precious material, but on the other hand a quick, new home for fishes. Final question: how long will it last?
Amazing. It's hard to believe 109 years ago the Titanic was in this condition.
This is a weird looking ship
Wow, you made me think how amazing would have been seeing it in those conditions
Though the outside of the plane seems slowly rusty. But the interiors are still soo preserved as if someone just submerged the plane inside the water a week ago
As much as I love this plane, one look at all those tiny fish flocking to it? It all makes sense and is as wonderful as it gets.
Those lionfish are as deadly as a cobra.
@@ianwalton284I don’t know where you got that info from but they are no where near as deadly as a cobra and most stings will most likely be more unpleasant than deadly.
Hm if I had access to this wreck probably half of these awesome cockpit panels and the yokes would already sit as souvenir on my shelf. (The other half as soon as the oxygen bottle is refilled.) Hard to resist going down there without a screwdriver huh? ;)
The flight engineer panel is also an absolute joy to see - AWESOME! Especially in a true classic icon like the TriStar.
Fortunately, the wreck is safe from thieves like you if you want to dive there with oxygen ;). The plane rests at about 30 meters, so the oxygen would kill you before you reached that depth.
Best airline ever, fast, comfortable, and SAFE.
Thank You for posting this amazing video. WoW
Living vicariously through you guys. Thanks!
4:26 Are you aware how valuable all that titanium is? It's extremely disappointing to see that the avionics and rear engine weren't removed prior to scuttling, all of which likely had serviceable hours remaining.
Dude it's an L1011 Tristar, it's not like there are any flying to benefit from those spare parts.
Secondhand radios are valuable, and intact engine cores are refurbished and used by the petrochemicals industry. Nearly an entire channel with ~600 videos is dedicated to refurbishing engines: th-cam.com/users/AgentJayZ
I agree, they should have removed the engines and related parts. The cockpit however is most likely meant to be left intact, most of these instruments (Apart from the radio) would be only useful for collectors and there are plenty on the market.
Jordan is rich? Their dinars cost more than Euro and dollars 💸
It;s almost entirely aluminum alloy. As scrap a large airliner is only worth about $60k The relatively low bypass engines (compared to today's engines), make them poor choices for reuse. And most of the instruments that could be reused are probably close to end of life.
Holy Fuck...this Tristan 500 is in pristine condition. The INS's look like they could stray up now !! When was this aircraft sunk for diving ?
I’ve just uploaded a top 10 wreck sites. Which did you visited and what are your thoughts on it?
Amazing footage!
thats actually really cool!!!!
Amazing, It looks as if you drained it, It be ready for flight!!!!
Looks so well preserved.. Sad to see my 2nd favorite plane underwater..
Agree. Which one is your nr 1?
Its for a good cause. This l-1011 is probably being used as an artificial reef. NYC did this with their R32 Redbird Fleet in 2005.
"I know what's wrong with it, it ain't got no gas in it!"
I went deep sea diving in Aqaba with Deep Blue Dive Center, it was a wonderful experience!
why there is an aeroplane here? Did some facility intentionally sank this?
WOOOOOOO DEKEREKESTEKE, greetings from Chile
Will make a beautiful coral reef!...and a fun dive!...AWSOME!
Cool, what airline was this and where is the 1st class section lol
Did they show a movie on this dive? :D
There were Lionfish on the pilot's seat
wHEN THIS plane sank ?
What a waste of a beautiful plane. The L-1011 was years ahead of its time.
Went on a Freddie laker dc10 once when I was a kid , is it the same sort of plane ?
In general, yes. They are quite similar to each other. L-1011 is a bit smaller.
Cripes! Are there any fish in that sea?
Did you know that there are more planes in the sea than boats in the sky. ?
We sunk the B747-200F in Bahrain. We removed everything that was not bare metal or aluminum. I shudder to think of the volume of pollutants this aircraft will leech into the water for years to come.
"DAD! I think I've got something on the end of my line!"
Is that Yazan from Sea Guard? Looks really familiar!
Fake skeleton in the pilot seat works for me . . 😂
Brilliant idea...
tail number?
CS-TMP
Originally built in 1985 and was delivered to Royal Jordanian. It went through about 10 operators until its last in 2008 with Luzair when it was retired. It was then stored in Aqaba, Jordan where it sat until 2019 when it was then sunken into the Red Sea at King Abdullah Reef in August 2019.
Warum am Meeresgrund??Abgestürzt??
Good to see the whole engine 2 on the fuselage
was this sank on purpose or was an accident?
On purpose
this is awesome
Was the aircraft sunk as an artificial reef? Thank you.
yes, it was.
I dont fancy the first Officers seat lol. That could end up painful.
Dang, could have just gone with a house instead of that near-extinct aircraft. I barely see any anymore on the internet.
I flew the. L1011 With ATA Airlines. This is a dive I must do!!!
Fantastic airline and plane!
0:54 are those the venomous fish on the right? Lionfish I think
They certainly are. One reason to not just jump into those seats.
Volitan Lion.
There is now a recent video and its interior condition is drastically changed.
Woow very cool dive!
Title is misleading. It's not a wreck just was an out of service aircraft intentionally sunk to create an artificial coral reef.
It's still wreck diving. It doesn't mater if the object sunk by accident or was submerged intentionally.
Is that the TURTLE KICK
When the flight attendants say you can now remove your oxygen mask
cool dive you guys should have had your seatbelts on great video
Navigator to Co-pilot. “Look at this. There’s something fishy on my radar screen”.
Why the center line of seats is missing but those on the sides are still there?
I think it was sank as an artificial reef. I hate when channels don't answer replies to their uploads!
@@sarge6870 yeah but still, why remove only some seats instead of taking them all or leaving them all?
@@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor Because when after it was sunk as a artificial reef, it was known that divers would dive the wreck! The middle seats and what was considered anything dangerous was removed for that reason. Divers can safely go through the middle of the plane with no seat to get in their way.
@@sarge6870 ohh now I see, thanks
Take it as an opportunity.
How did this end up here?
They put it down there as part of an underwater museum
@@duongallen4094 That's watter polution
@@duongallen4094 why in the world will some one throw a plane into a underwater museum it makes no sense it pollutes the water its also near a reef as well
It is not. All dangerous parts, liquids etc. have been removed.
@@testonu285 what it doesn't pollute it the dangerous parts have been removed plus its sunk as an artificial reef for the fish
Meanwhile ships are flying through the skies
wym?
@@shantanu925 r/whooosh
Someone care to enlighten us as to why this is in a sea/ocean ?
What is the water depth here?
~30 meters as far as I remember
Amazing
Wow! Love this.
Can u tell us a little bit about this story ?thank u 4 sharing
Well, Jordan has c.a. 10 miles coastline so, comparing to Egypt is nothing. In order to attract scuba divers the aircraft was purchased, cleaned (all hazardous materials have been removed) an sunk as an artificial reef. I heard, but I am not 100% sure, that it was an idea of Jordan king's son who is a divemaster. BTW there is another plane sunk nearby (C-130) as well as some military equipment - the underwater military museum.
What happened to the plane?
Diving area An old civilian plane has been unloaded from harmful substances A transport plane for soldiers, a military plane, a ship, boats and yachts were drowned Tanks, tankers, artillery and rocket launchers were drowned in dozens All are emptied, the goal is to help the fish settle again and grow the reef and then bring in tourists
sunk as a coral reef.
I was trying to figure out what flight this wreckage was from.
Took me a minute to realize it was a man-made reef. 😄
What a waste for the cockpit instruments I would have loved to buy them for my homecockpit...
I can't find this crash on wikipedia, anyone have more info?
@@V8VORLICH oh
Pretty amazing.
Where's the dead person in the toilet?
Where's the scraggy skeleton,s?
i have submechanophobia but this is actually really cool
Wow!
Full avionics set. Most of seats are there. Parts of the engine... What a waste!
what a pity..wonderful bird.
So cool!
That's not rust, its marine life.
This is amazing, kind-of-like the Titanic
There’s actually a body inside there
AWESOME!!!
I photographed this aircraft still in service at Glasgow Airport in 2008. The last time I saw an active Tristar.
I'm surprised it is as intact as it is; they usually break into millions of pieces when they ditch.
It didn't crash, it was a planned, lowering of the aircraft
@@michelletaylor5691 Nice! I should have figured; any Tristar crash would probably be encrusted by now. I don't think there are many airworthy ones left.
wat da fish doin?
Very nice!!!
Man I could’ve used all the flight controls and shit. Shame
I love planes but my submechanophobia is setting in . . .
Buckle your seatbelts.
I was an electrician/avionic tech in the early 70’s, and I believe I installed some of that cockpit instrumentation. It’s a shame to see, arguably, one of the safest airplanes at the time to be on the seafloor. However, it may make a great fish habitat.
safest and its in the ocean. your comment is unbelievable
The Lockheed L 1011 was a decade ahead of other aircraft at the time, it was assumed then that atleast 3 engines were essential for Trans ocean crossing
Amazing ! ...all do I'm not happy with dumping stuff in the sea but in this case I can make an exception...and say that this is the most human way to properly recycle airframes which are not economically viable....think of it as an underwater museum .If sombody in the future will find this things on the ocean floor maybe he will think - THIS WAS THEIR'S FINNEST HOUR....
It's usually done to help create an artificial reef. They usually rip the interior out.
Yess sr
Fly under the sea. It’s less congested
Why it sank
It was for diver, so basically they put the plane underwater
Lack of buoyancy.
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CS-TMP