NC Wreck Diving

NC Wreck Diving

The Gulf Stream comes pretty close to NC (especially during the summer)giving us warm diving (75-80+ degrees F) on some great wrecks.

*A typical diving day means....

*Please read this note about the wreck reviews

* and perhaps read how they might be influenced by my diving style

*A list of Wrecks andCharter Services

*Current Weather Conditions

PS. in the wreck reviews, ims stands for "if memory serves".

PPS. The ports I list in the reviews are the ones which I have used.There may be other ports which are convenient to the same wrecks.

Wrecks

(Generally reached from
*Beaufort/Morehead City,*Hatteras/Ocracoke,*Nags Head, and *Wilmington.)
*FW Abrams
*Aeolus AR305
*Alexander Ramsey AR370
*Australia
*British Splendor
*City of Houston
*Civil War Wreck
*Dixie Arrow
*Empire Gem
*Hesperides
*Keshena
*John D. Gill
*Hyde
*Hutton
*Indra AR330
*Manuela
*Markham
*Papoose
**Proteus
*Suloide
**Tarpon
*U-85
*U-352

Thanks to M. Withers and Brad Lally for their submissions/corrections.

Wreck Links....

*Take a look at Olympus' Wreck page.
*A link to the dc-scuba Wreck page.
*The Icy May Wreck pagecovers many of the wrecks in the Hatteras are (where I haven't been yet). Glad tosee them online.
*Check out Scot Anderson's review of his dive on the Monitor on his diving homepage.
* NOAA National Marine Sanctuary page for the Monitor.
* The Mariners' Museum'sMonitor web page.
*Shipwrecked on the Internet
*Surface Interval Diving Company - these guys are doing some work on the Queen Anne's Revenge project... check it out.

Charter Services

(I have tried to organize these generally by their geographical area.)
*Morehead City/Beaufort area*

*Olympus
Morehead City, NC, 1-800-992-1258 (out-of-state) 919-726-9432 (in-state)
3 Cattle boats(18-20 divers) and 2? six-packs. Nice hang lines (I'm picky).
Pumps nitrox in the store. $15/night bunkhouse. Bring your own sheets.
*Seaduction
Morehead City, NC, 919-387-7023, 919-247-5215
6-pack, Capt. Dennis McKee. Docked at MHC Yacht Basin.
Can also offer bunk-house style lodging.
*Divocean Dive Center
Atlantic Beach, NC, 252-726-3575
Full service shop and charter facility. 40' 6pack boat. Nitrox.
*Discovery Diving
Beaufort, NC, 919-728-2265
Follow the link to their web page for up-to-date info.
$15?/night bunkhouse. Sheets provided. (link info from Dennis Kelly)
*Adventure Diving
Atlantic Beach, NC, 919-247-6060
35' Intrepid. Full/half day trips.
*Diver Down
Morehead City, NC.
42' boat (16 divers max). 757-482-7981.
Thanks to Steve Phelps for this info.
*Swansboro Fish & Dive Tours, Capt Amos O. Booth
Takes up to 6 passengers. Located at Caspers Marina in Swansboro
Swansboro NC, 910-326-3073. Angel McCauley
*Deep Dreams I
Morehead City, NC, contact SEAduction Dive Center.
42' boat
*Onslow Bay Departures
Sneads Ferry, NC, 910-327-2428
49' and 30' boats. Also have accomodations for up to 8 people.
*Work of Art
Atlantic Beach, NC. Contact Captain Art Chleborowicz , 252-247-6060.
6 pack, 30' boat.

*Hatteras/Ocracoke Area*

*Gunsmoke
Teaches Lair Marina, Hatteras Island, (252)995-4021, 1-800-261-2029
45' aluminum hulled boat. Year-round charters. Captain: Andy Overcash
*The Icy May
Teaches Lair Marina, Hatteras Island, (703) 818-1850
35' boat, Captain: Dave Sommers, Crew: Ann Sommers
* Margie II
Teaches Lair Marina, Hatteras Island, (252) 986-2835
36' boat, Captain: Art Kirchner, runs May-Oct
*Outer Banks Diving & Charters
Hatteras, NC (252) 986-1056
42' CG Certified Crew Boat, Captain: Johnny Pieno, runs April to Dec.
Full Service Dive Shop - Nitrox - Hyper Filtered Air

*Wilmington/Southport Area*

*Fly By Charters, Inc.
Wilmington, 910-395-2023 or 1-877-895-6789
Kevin and Deanna Butler, running out of Oceana Marina at Carolina Beach
*Scuba South
Southport (near Wilmington), NC, 910-457-5201, talk to Wayne Strickland
52' aluminum boat. Up to 14 divers.
Wayne goes out to some less visited but good wrecks. He'll take you to the CivilWar Wreck (name unknown) and the City of Houston. No hand holding onthis boat, its do your own thing.
*Dive Buddy Charters
Wilmington, NC, 910-686-1720, Capt Charles Ussery
Dove with Charles a few years back, had a great time.
*Aquatic Safaris
Wilmington, NC, 910-392-4386
*Dive Cat
Wilmington, NC, 910-458-3839

*Nags Head*

(Thanks to Alex Varouxis for so much of the Nags Head info).

*Outer Banks Dive Center
3917 S Croatan Hwy
Nags Head NC 27959, Ph. 252-449-8349 Fax 252-449-2298
Just Across From Jockey Ridge (Big Sand Pile), Hyper Pure Air, Nitrox Bank, and Tri-Mix

*Other*

*Divedog Chaters
This Myrtle Beach based charter says they do some NC wrecks.
Contact Blaine Garren, 803-236-7846.

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