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Caribsea

North Carolina · United States

The Caribsea was a 250-foot American freighter torpedoed by a German U-boat in March 1942 while transporting manganese ore, breaking apart and sinking in about 20 metres of water relatively close to shore. The shallow depth and broken nature of the wreck make it an excellent dive for divers of all levels, with the hull sections now carpeted in colourful encrusting sponges and coral. Sand tiger sharks are reliably found resting inside the holds, and the site is well known as a resident shark aggregation point unlike any other on the East Coast.

Conditions

Depth

15 to 22 m

Open water and up

Current

Variable

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

12 to 22 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

9 to 29°C

3mm wetsuit

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Gear

  • Basic kit

    • Mask and fins
    • BCD and regulator
    • 7mm wetsuit or drysuit · cold water
    • Dive computer