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Florida · Up to 16.5 m
Three runaway coal barges were scuttled during an emergency in 1974 about a mile off Pensacola Beach and now form site #1 of the Florida Panhandle Shipwreck Trail. The barges sit in roughly 50-54 feet of water and, after five decades of storms, are slowly collapsing into low-relief steel reef. Their shallow depth, easy layout and abundant fish make them a favorite for newly certified divers and skills training.
Washington · 6.1–18.3 m
A WDFW conservation area on Hood Canal right off Highway 101, just over three miles north of Hoodsport and a short drive from Sund Rock. A roughly 200-yard-long rock wall starts around 40 ft and drops to 50-60 ft depending on tide, riddled with cracks and dens that house giant Pacific octopus and wolf eels. Currents are mild, making it a relaxed wall dive, but no hunting or gathering of any kind is permitted.
New Jersey · 9.8–18 m
Artificial reef built from "Anastasia" (historic discovery) VESSEL NJDEP deployment record: Ship, material: "Anastasia" (historic discovery) VESSEL.
Puerto Rico - Aguadilla · 2–12 m
Less-formal Aguadilla shore reef with coral structure and reef fish. It is a useful local scuba site when conditions are calm, but access and navigation are less obvious than Crash Boat, so first-time visitors should use a local guide. Treat the approximate lead point as approximate until a stronger operator map is available.
California · Up to 0 m
San Clemente is a dive site in United States. The site is reached by boat. Rated beginner based on available data.
Massachusetts · 3–10.7 m
Canoe Beach is one of the North Shore's most popular shore dives: a pebble beach at the head of a small cove on Nahant's east side, next to Northeastern University's Marine Science Center. The bottom slopes gently to about 30-35 ft, and in the middle of the cove a series of rock pinnacles - the 'chimneys' - rises from the bottom to break the surface at low tide, with a famous swim-through that divers enter from the side and exit out the top. Visibility is variable, best after calm westerly winds. Parking is the main obstacle, as the lot is restricted to Nahant residents.
Virginia · 12–17 m
Parramore Reef is a circular Virginia Marine Resources Commission artificial reef site 8.4 nautical miles off the Parramore Beach cupola on Virginia's Eastern Shore. Its main structures are a pair of Liberty ships, the USNS Page and USNS Mona Island, joined by the fishing vessel Prince of Peace and other material in roughly 50-55 ft of water. The hulks attract sea bass, tautog, flounder and spadefish and are visited by divers and spearfishermen as well as anglers.
Wisconsin · 3–4 m
The steambarge J.M. Allmendinger went ashore near Fox Point in a November 1895 gale and blizzard while running lumber to Milwaukee. Her keel, keelson and floors lie intact with scattered hull fragments, rudder and boiler in just 12 feet of water about 1,035 feet off the Mequon shoreline south of Concordia University. The shallow, NRHP-listed site is an easy kayak-supported dive or snorkel on calm days.
Florida · Up to 16.5 m
Artificial reef built from Wooden Tugboat Wreck, Unknown Age
Maryland · 7–10 m
Purnell's Reef is a 413-acre Maryland artificial reef site 2.4 nautical miles northeast of the Ocean City Inlet, built from prefabricated concrete modules and concrete rubble in roughly 30-35 ft of water. The shallow depth and short run from the inlet make it one of the easiest ocean reef dives off Ocean City, holding sea bass, tautog, spadefish, croaker and triggerfish in season.
South Carolina · Up to 13.1 m
Artificial reef built from Cooper River Bridge Rubble
Wisconsin · 17.7–19.8 m
The three-masted lumber schooner Lumberman (1862) capsized in a sudden squall on April 6, 1893, off Oak Creek south of Milwaukee, sinking in about 65 ft of water. Rediscovered in 1983, the mostly intact hull at 58-65 ft has become southern Lake Michigan's most popular wreck dive, marked by a WHS mooring buoy and served by Milwaukee charters.