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Map of Casablanca

Casablanca

Florida · Up to 32 m

Artificial reef built from 327' LST Landing Craft Sunk in the Summer of 1972

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Map of U-701 (Wrack)

U-701 (Wrack)

North Carolina · 30.5–36.6 m

U-701, the Type VIIC U-boat that mined the Chesapeake approaches and sank the tanker William Rockefeller, was bombed by an Army A-29 Hudson on 7 July 1942 off Diamond Shoals. The wreck sits partially buried in sand in 110-120 ft of water about 20 nautical miles east of Cape Hatteras, where colliding currents make conditions notoriously changeable. Rediscovered by diver Uwe Lovas in 1989, it is an advanced, rarely dived German war grave - not the deep technical dive it is sometimes assumed to be.

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Map of Mattituck

Mattituck

New York · 21.9–30.5 m

Mattituck Reef is a 50-acre NYSDEC artificial reef in Long Island Sound about 2.37 nautical miles northwest of Mattituck Inlet, in 72-100 ft of water. It holds a sunken vessel and concrete buoy sinkers and is one of the deeper Sound reefs, making it an advanced/deep boat dive. Black sea bass, tautog and scup gather on the structure; visibility is variable.

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Map of Cooper River Fossil Drift Dive

Cooper River Fossil Drift Dive

South Carolina · 6.1–15.2 m

A famous blackwater drift-dive fishery for fossils northeast of Charleston, where divers comb shifting gravel beds 20-50 ft down in the tannin-stained, tidal Cooper River for megalodon teeth, whale and mastodon fossils and colonial artifacts. Light disappears within 10-15 ft of the surface and bottom visibility is typically 1-2 ft by dive light, with strong twice-daily tidal currents. Charters such as Dive the Cooper and Tooth Fairy Charters run trips from landings near Cypress Gardens in Berkeley County.

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Map of Pawley's Island Reef

Pawley's Island Reef

South Carolina · Up to 11 m

Artificial reef built from Approximate Center of Reef

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Map of Great Eastern Reef/Twin Wrecks

Great Eastern Reef/Twin Wrecks

Maryland · 29–34 m

A 1,000-plus acre Maryland artificial reef 20 nautical miles east of the Ocean City Inlet in 95-110 ft of water, centered on the historic 'Twin Wrecks': the 322-ft steel cargo ship Saetia (a WWI-era loss) and the upside-down bow section of the tanker Oklahoma, which broke in two in 1914. Cable piles and reef material around the wrecks hold plentiful lobster, and the site draws sea bass, tautog and pelagics in season.

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Map of Cane Bay Wall

Cane Bay Wall Verified

U.S. Virgin Islands - St. Croix · 8–40 m

Cane Bay Wall is a north-shore St. Croix shore/boat wall dive where a shallow reef shelf gives way to the Puerto Rico Trench. The normal dive begins near a buoy offshore from Cane Bay Beach, then follows sand chutes and coral gardens out to the wall. The top is recreational, but the drop-off is extreme and should be treated with disciplined depth and gas limits.

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Map of Wildwood - Philip A. Cameron, Jr. Reef

Wildwood - Philip A. Cameron, Jr. Reef

New Jersey · 12.8–17.1 m

Artificial reef built from M-60 Patton Main Battle Tank (MBT) NJDEP deployment record: Military vehicle, material: M-60 Patton Main Battle Tank (MBT), deployed 1995.

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Map of Beaver Lake Dive Park

Beaver Lake Dive Park

Arkansas · 0.3–30.5 m

A popular freshwater training and recreation dive area on Beaver Lake in the Ozarks of northwest Arkansas, centered on the Army Corps of Engineers Dam Site day-use park off Hwy 187 near Eureka Springs. The Bluffs area offers ledges and terracing walls from ankle-deep to over 100 ft, while the adjacent Scuba Park holds sunken attractions including a VW Beetle, speedboat, mock submarine, houseboat, and buoyed training platforms. Average visibility runs 16-20 ft with strong summer thermoclines, and several other shore and boat sites (Indian Creek, Farmstead, The Foundations) lie nearby.

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Map of Daniel Lyons Wreck

Daniel Lyons Wreck

Wisconsin · Up to 33.5 m

The schooner Daniel Lyons sank in October 1878 after being rammed by the schooner Kate Gillett, settling in 110 ft of water eight miles northeast of Algoma. The wreck is somewhat broken but nearly all hull structure and rigging are represented, with frequently excellent visibility (40-100 ft) that makes it a favorite of advanced divers and underwater photographers. A WHS seasonal mooring buoy marks the site.

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Map of Cape May - Barge

Cape May - Barge

New Jersey · 12.8–20.1 m

Artificial reef built from Barge (broken up) NJDEP deployment record: Ship, material: Barge (broken up).

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