Ukwaphuka kwenqanawa kunye nokuphahlazeka kweenqwelomoya kujika kube yindawo yokundwendwela eYiputa

Yonke le nto yaqala ngo-2002, xa ngexesha lekhosi yokuntywila kunye nomthengi ongumfundi, uGqr. Ashraf Sabri, ugqirha wokuqala we-hyperbaric eSinayi, ongumnikazi-operator we-Alexandria Dive Centre (ADC), wafumana isithunzi esimnyama esimnyama emazantsi oLwandle lweMeditera olutyebileyo noluchumileyo.

Enomdla wokuyityhila le mfihlelo, wasondela “kwirhamncwa elingaphiliyo” elalihleli kumhlaba onamatye. "Yayikhona, ilele kwicala layo lasekunene, yahlula kubini, ilindele ukuba siyifumane emva kwayo yonke le minyaka," utshilo njengoko ehamba ngokunzulu kubunzulu beemitha ezingama-30 kwindawo yaseMex, imizuzu engama-20 ukusuka kwichweba elingasempuma. yaseAlexandria kunye neADC.

USabri waqikelela ukuba i-torpedo ebangele ukuba izike ifanele ukuba ibetheke enqanaweni. “Ndayiva intliziyo yam ibetha ngamandla njengoko sasisondela kwingozi. Mna nomfundi wam siye sabona ukuba yinto entle kakhulu efunyenweyo,” utshilo malunga nokukhubeka kwingozi yakhe yokuqala. Xa benyuka besiya elunxwemeni, wayesoloko ezibuza ukuba kutheni kungekho mntu wakhe wayifumana le ngqushu ngaphambili nokuba zingaphi iingozi ezingakumbi eAlex. Kwaphelela phi apho? Kwakutheni ukuze yehlele eAlexandria?

USabri wadibana nokuqhekeka kwenqanawa yaseJamani eyayisetyenziswa njengomqhubi-mgodini ngexesha leMfazwe yesibini yeHlabathi. Mhlawumbi, wathi i-torpedo yaseBritani, eyahlulahlula ibe ngamacandelo amabini amakhulu, kodwa yashiya iqhezu lecandelo ekunene phakathi, yalithoba. Indawo yangasemva okanye umva ziimitha ezingama-24.5; Umbindi, iimitha ezine kwaye umphambili okanye isaphetha ulinganisa i-15.3 yeemitha. Umgama omalunga neemitha ezintathu ukuya kwezintlanu zahlula inxalenye nganye, ngesaphetha esikhombe kuma-300 kumzantsi-mpuma kwicala lonxweme. Oku kungqina ukuba yabethwa ngethuba izama ukufikelela kwizibuko lase-Alexandria. Inxalenye yesaphetha yoyame kwicala layo lasekunene, kwaye uninzi lomphezulu walo ungcwatywe esantini. Kufuneka kubekho inkanunu enkulu elele apho, enokubonakala kuphela ngokufunxa isanti okanye enye indlela yokucoca eyakuthi iveze negama lenqanawe. Inkqubo yokufunda ngengozi yathabatha iiveki.

Ku-Sabri kunye neqela lakhe kwi-ADC, yayiyisiqalo nje sezinto ezininzi eziphazamisayo zokufumanisa. Uthe, “Njengomnini weziko lokuntywila ekukuphela kwalo kwirhuluneli, bendisazi ukuba amathuba okufumana eminye intlekele alele kum kunye ne-ADC. Oku kufunyenweyo kuzalisekise iphupha lam. Yayilixesha elimnandi kakhulu.”

Emva kwempumelelo yakhe yokuqala yokuntywila, waya emanzini kwakhona kwaye kwakhona, kungekuphela nje ukuthatha amaqela okuntywila kunye nokwenza izifundo, kodwa ukujonga naluphi na olunye uphononongo olunokwenzeka. Mhlawumbi uAleksandriya usenokuba wayezifihle ngaphezu koko wayekubonile ukuza kuthi ga ngoku.

USabri wayenyanisile malunga nokuziva kwakhe amathumbu. Ufumene, kungekudala, inqwelomoya yaseBritane yeMfazwe yesibini yeHlabathi, ejikelezwe yi-amphorae yasebukhosini esetyenziselwa ukutya nokusela, ii-slabs ezimbalwa ze-limestone kunye neentsika ezivela kwibhotwe lasebukhosini lakudala. Kubonakala ngathi amaxesha amabini embali antywiliselwa kwindawo enye.

“Oku kwandidida ngakumbi. Ndandifuna iimpendulo kwimibuzo emininzi efana nale:
Kwakutheni ukuze inqwelo-moya iwele apho embindini wezibuko? Yintoni eyabangela ukuba
ukuntlitheka? Kwakutheni ukuze inqwelo-moya isaphelele, phantse imile kakuhle, igcinwe kakuhle ngaphandle kweeglasi ezimbalwa ezaphukileyo? Kwanemaski yeoksijini yomqhubi wenqwelo-moya yayisalele apho,” utshilo.

Lo mbono ungezantsi wawumkhathaza. Wayefuna iingcaciso de ngenye imini, esela ikomityi yeti nommelwane omdala, wafumana iimpendulo.

“Kutyelelo lweli xhegokazi eliphezu kweofisi yam kwisakhiwo esingaphaya kwe-ADC, ndavuya kakhulu ukukhankanya into entsha esiyifumeneyo yokonakala kwenqwelomoya. Ndothuka xa endixelela ngesiganeko asikhumbula ngokucacileyo ngokuphathelele le nqwelo-moya,” watsho uSabri.

Wakhangela ngasemva ngaloo ntsasa yowe-1942, ebudeni beMfazwe Yehlabathi II, (xa intombazana eyayihlala nabazali bayo ngoko yayikwindlu ejongene nezibuko elingasempuma), wabona into engaqhelekanga. Inqwelomoya yemfazwe yaseBritani yayisiza kanye kubo. Le nqwelomoya yayidla ngokubhabha phezu kweAlexandria. Kweyesibini, yayiza kuntlitheka kwisakhiwo sokuhlala.

Wakhwaza, etsala ingqalelo kanina. “Jonga, inqwelo-moya iza kanye kuthi,” wakhala watsho. Noko ke, ngomzuzu wokugqibela, umqhubi wenqwelo-moya wakwazi ukuphepha ezo zakhiwo waza waqhubela inqwelo-moya yakhe ngasezibukweni. Yantywila elwandle, ilandela umsi omninzi emva kwayo. Bakuba bemkile ngokukhuselekileyo esixekweni nangaphambi kokuba bachukumise amanzi, umqhubi wenqwelo-moya neqela lakhe bavula indawo yokusabela, bafaka iiparashuti zabo. Baqhatha ukufa kwintlekele eyalandelayo. Wathi, ngelo xesha, abantu kuquka nomkhosi, basenazo ijoni kunye nesimilo esibekekileyo kunye nentlonipho yobomi boluntu. Babeka ubomi babo esichengeni ukuze bakhusele abamsulwa. Abazange batsibe kwinqwelomoya ngeeparashuti, kwaye bayiyeke ikrazule kwizakhiwo kwaye ibulale abantu.

USabri uqinisekisile ukuba ufumene inqwelomoya yaseBritane, ilele phezu kwebhotwe elingaphantsi kwamanzi likaMark Anthony, kodwa wayeludinga kakhulu ulwazi kunye nemikhondo malunga nokwenziwa kwayo kunye neqela lamajoni. Kamva, kwavela iindwendwe zomyeni nenkosikazi kumnyango wakhe wangaphambili. Le ndoda yathi, “Ngelishwa, andintywili, kwaye andiboni ukonakala, kodwa ndikholelwa ukuba utata wayengumqhubi wale nqwelo-moya. Wayengomnye wabaqhubi beenqwelo-moya abantlitha inqwelo-moya yakhe yemfazwe kwizibuko laseAlexandria ebudeni beMfazwe Yehlabathi II!”

“Indlela endasabela ngayo yaba kukungakholelwa, ukothuka nokumangaliswa. Andizange ndizive ndinethamsanqa ngolu hlobo ngaphambili. Apha ndandibonana ubuso ngobuso nendoda eyayiza kutyhila imfihlelo yale nqwelo-moya. UCliff Colis wabalisa ibali likayise, uFrederick Collis.

Ngeleta eyathunyelwa kamva kuSabri, uCliff wathi, “Utata wam kwinqwelomoya uLieutenant Fredrick Thomas Collis ekuqaleni wayeyiAir Observer emva koko waba nguNavigator. Ujoyine iRoyal Australian Air Force (njengoko wayengowaseOstreliya, ngokuzalwa) kwaye wathunyelwa kwiRAF yaseBritane. "

Inqwelomoya kaFred, iBeaufort yoMkhosi woMoya wasebukhosini ibiyinto endala elele elwandle, isaphetha sayo sijonge kumjelo wokungena wezibuko eliphambili. UCollis omncinci wathi, "Ndikhumbula isiganeko ngexesha lokuphambukela kwakhe e-Egypt - xa bona (yena neqela lakhe) babekude nemizuzu embalwa ukuba bagibele ihotele eCornish (ihotele yaseCecil e-Alexandria). Inqwelomoya yakhe yaphulukana nobude ngenxa yeengxaki zobugcisa. Ngobubanzi beenwele, inqwelomoya yakhe yanqunqa kancinci izakhiwo zonxweme ngqo phezu kweCornish. Ngoloyiko, abasebenzi bavala amehlo abo (kuquka nomqhubi wenqwelomoya). Kwimizuzu embalwa kamva iqonda ukuba basaphila, inqwelomoya yaqengqeleka emacaleni, yasikela ekupheleni kwehotele, isindisa iindwendwe zaseCecil kunye nazo. ”

UFred wayefanele ukuphaphazela aye eMalta ngaloo mini, ukuze enze umsebenzi ofihlakeleyo we-convoy; nangona kunjalo, omnye asebenza naye wacela ukurhweba kunye naye. UFred watshintsha iishifti yakhe apho bonke babulawa eMalta. U-Lt. Collis wasindiswa ngokutshintshana, nangona kunjalo wacaphuka ngenxa yokuphulukana nayo yonke ikiti yakhe kwingozi.

Iingozi zaba ngumnqweno kaSabri; izinto ezifunyenweyo, umsebenzi wakhe. Wahlala ejonge ngakumbi ukuzenzela igama kunye neziko lokuntywila elivelise eyona nto ifunyenwe kwiWWII kuzo zonke izinto ezifunyenwe phantsi kwamanzi eJiphutha.

Ufumene i-SS Aragon, inqanawa yesibhedlele ye-WWII ekhatshwe yi-HMS Attack emalunga neekhilomitha ezisibhozo kumntla we-Western Harbour. Yadibana ngqo nesiphelo sayo kumjelo olungiselelwe ukungena kwisikhephe. Xa iqela lokuntywila lifumene inqanawa, i-site wrecks yatshona kunye (i-SS Aragon kunye ne-HMS Attack).

Ngokwengxelo kaSabri, i-SS Aragon yaphehlelelwa ngoFebruwari 23, 1905, yinkampani yokuqala yamawele enkampani ephethwe ngu-Countess Fitzwilliam. Ishiye eNgilani isiya eMarseille eFransi, emva koko iMalta isendleleni eya eAlexandria, inemikhosi engama-2700. Ngoxa yayingena kwizibuko ngoDisemba 30, 1917, yabethwa yinkwili yaseJamani i-UC34. Yatshona kwangoko, ihamba kunye nabasematiloshe abangama-610.

Uhlaselo lwe-HMS, umtshabalalisi, lweza ukuhlangula kodwa lwenziwe nge-torpedo. Intlekele ibhalwe kwileta engasayinwanga yomhla we-5 kaMatshi, i-1918 - ithunyelwe ligosa elingaziwayo le-SS Aragon kuJohn William Hannay ngeenzame zokubeka ingqondo yakhe ukuba iphumle malunga nentombi yakhe, uAgnes McCall uNee Hannay. U-Miss Hannay wayeyi-VAD eyayikhwele ngexesha lohlaselo. Ngokwenene wasinda.

Kuze kube ngoku, iqela lokuntywila elikhokelwa nguGqr Sabri, liyaqhubeka nokutyhila iimfihlakalo zolwandle kunye nokuphahlazeka okufihliweyo e-Alexandria, kubandakanywa neenqwelo zemfazwe zaseJamani zatshoniswa yimikhosi ehlangeneyo kwaye mhlawumbi, ubuncwane obuxabisekileyo bukaCleopatra kunye no-Anthony.

Unyana wongasekhoyo uKapteni uMedhat Sabri, igosa lasemanzini laseYiputa elaliphethe umkhosi omkhulu weenqanawa zomkhosi wasemanzini kwaye kamva, wayalela bonke abaqhubi beenqwelomoya baseSuez Canal emva kokumiselwa kwejelo, kunye nomzukulwana kaColonel Ibrahim Sabri, intloko yoMkhosi woNxweme e. indawo Western Desert yaye kamva waba yirhuluneli Alex, Sabri uye wafumanisa 13 wrecks, ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, e Alexandria phakathi Abu Qir and Abu Taalat. Ukhangele phambili ekufundisiseni aze afumane ezinye iingozi ezimalunga ne-180 ezihleli kumhlaba omkhulu wolwandle kulo lonke elaseYiputa. Ugqirha uqinisekisa ukuba balapha phandle kwindawo ethile ukuze abantu abahlukeneyo kunye nabathanda ukuphonononga.