United States Dive Sites
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Goldenhorn Verified
California · 3–9 m
Shallow historic four-masted bark wreck along the southwest coast of Santa Rosa Island. NOAA and NPS document underwater wreck imagery; the site is best represented as a protected Channel Islands boat wreck with scattered remains and cold-water exposure. Keep the record concise and avoid repeating unverified cargo/history embellishments.
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Ocean City - Klus Mermaid Reef - Curtis O. McDaniel Jr.
New Jersey · 17.1–18.9 m
Artificial reef built from M-578 Light Recovery Vehicle NJDEP deployment record: Military vehicle, material: M-551 Sheridan Light Tank , deployed 1997.
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Tommy Pierce Reef
South Carolina · Up to 10.1 m
Artificial reef built from Approximate Center of Reef
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Duane
Florida · Up to 36 m
Artificial reef built from 327' USCG Cutter, the "Duane", Upright Deck is 90 feet deep
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Hetty Taylor shipwreck
Wisconsin · Up to 32 m
The schooner Hetty Taylor (1874) capsized in a squall and sits on a sandy bottom in 105 ft of water five miles east of Sheboygan, within the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Summer water temperatures run 40-60°F with visibility from 10 to 50 ft. The Wisconsin Historical Society installs a seasonal mooring buoy; the dive is recommended for advanced divers.
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Flying Sea Cliffs Verified
Hawaii · 15–40 m
Flying Sea Cliffs is an exposed Molokini back-wall dive with shelves, wall relief, sponges/corals, and shadowed crevices. It is primarily a scuba site, with advanced snorkel stops only when operators judge conditions safe. Depth, current, and ledge navigation make it an advanced boat profile.
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Stage Fort Park
Massachusetts · 3–4.6 m
Stage Fort Park on Gloucester Harbor offers two protected training beaches — sandy Half Moon Beach and rocky Cressy Beach — with easy walk-in entries and depths of only 10-15 ft. The best diving follows the rock slopes east of Cressy or south of Half Moon, where lobsters and crabs hide among the boulders. With restrooms, a snack bar in season and big paid parking lots, it is one of the most facility-rich (if shallowest) dive venues on Cape Ann.
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Mercedes
Florida · Up to 29.6 m
Artificial reef built from 197' Steel Freighter, the "Mercedes"
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Wakulla Big Bend Regional Reef 1
Florida · Up to 6.7 m
Artificial reef built from 24 Pre-Fabricated Cubes 1M on a Side 50M Spaced Hexagon
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