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North Carolina

United States · East Coast

North Carolina's Outer Banks coast earned its nickname the Graveyard of the Atlantic for good reason — more than 5,000 ships have sunk in these waters over four centuries. WWII wrecks lie in remarkable condition just offshore, drawing divers who want history and big wildlife in equal measure.

Dive sites

U-352

sand tiger shark · spadefish · lionfish

USS Tarpon

greater amberjack · great barracuda · sand tiger shark

Caribsea

sand tiger shark · atlantic spadefish · moray eel

City of New York

loggerhead sea turtle · atlantic goliath grouper · spiny lobster

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Gear

Basic kit
- Mask and fins
- BCD and regulator
- 7mm wetsuit or drysuit · cold water
- Dive computer