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Wreck Dive or Snorkel Portland Shipwreck, Thunder Bay, Michigan
The wooden schooner Portland, one of the most accessible shipwrecks in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, lies a short swim away from shore. Built in 1863, the 150-foot Portland carried bulk cargo across the Great Lakes for 14 years. Loaded with 300 tons of salt, the two-masted schooner encountered a fierce Lake Huron storm in October 1877. The gale drove Portlan... -
Wreck Dive Prinz Eugen, Kwajalein Atoll
Prinz Eugen was anAdmiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser, the third of a class of five vessels. She served with Nazi Germany'sKriegsmarineduring World War II. The ship was laid down in April 1936, launched in August 1938, and entered service after the outbreak of war, in August 1940. She was named after Prince Eugene of Savoy, an 18th-century Austrian general. She was arm... -
Wreck Dive Puerto del Carmen Shipwrecks, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
Off the harbour in Puerto del Carmen are the remains of six boats that can be explored. The top part of the first wreck is at a depth of about 12 metres while the bottom part which has the propeller is at a depth of about 40 metres from the surface. -
Wreck Dive Rainbow Warrior, New Zealand
The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior was bombed by French government agents in Auckland harbor in July 1985 to prevent her from interfering in a nuclear test in Moruroa. The Rainbow Warrior was refloated for forensic examination. She was deemed irreparable and scuttled in beautiful Matauri Bay, near the Cavalli Islands, on December 2, 1987, to serve as a dive wreck and... -
Wreck Dive Rio de Janeiro Maru, Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia
The Rio de Janeiro Maru was a 142 metre-long freighter. At the time of the attack, she was anchored east of Uman Island and suffered hits by 1000lb bombs, probably from aircraft launched from the Yorktown and Bunker Hill. She sank at 00:30 on the 18th February 1944 and came to rest on her starboard side at a depth of ~35 metres. The shallowest point is at ~23 metres.... -
Wreck Dive River Taw Shipwreck, St Kitts
The 144 ft River Taw sunk in 1981 and is located just offshore of Frigate Bay in St Kitts. It was an island cargo ship that split in two durng Hurricame Hugo (1989), The two sections are now 50 feet apart in depths of 25-40 feet. The wreck sits on a sandy bottom surrounded by sea grass and rubble from construction of Port Zante. All of the decks and superstructure is ... -
Wreck Dive RMS Rhone, British Virgin Islands
The was a British packet ship owned by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. She was wrecked off the coast of Salt Island in the British Virgin Islands on 29 October 1867 during a hurricane with the loss of approximately 123 lives. The Rhone is now a leading Caribbean wreck dive site and regarded by some as one of the best in world. Her bow section is still relatively ... -
Dive Roi-Namur Airplane Graveyard, Marshall Islands
There are thought to be more than 150 planes are thought to lie at the bed of the ocean off Roi-Namur island in the Marshall Islands. Roi-Namur Airplane Graveyard is a boat accessible salt water dive site with a maximum depth is 121-130ft (37-40m). The planes were pushed into the sea in perfect condition after the after Pacific Campaign of World War Two ended in 194... -
Dive Rottnest Island Shipwrecks, Western Australia
Since the first Europeans visited the west coast of Australia in the 17th century, Rottnest Island has seen numerous shipwrecks. The 11 kilometre long and 4.5 km wide island is surrounded by hidden and partly exposed reefs whilst being buffeted by the Roaring Forties. It is situated 12 km west of the port of Fremantle meaning that much of the maritime traffic to Weste... -
Wreck Dive San Francisco Maru, Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia
San Francisco Maru has a Type 95 tank on the the deck. Map location is only an approximate location of the wreck. -
Wreck Dive Sankisan Maru, Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia
The Sankisan Maru is a freighter that contained aircraft engines, medical supplies & several trucks. This is a popular dive and frequently visited. The masts contain heavy growth of soft coral and large anemones can be found anchored to debris on the deck. A dive between 50-80 feet is easily managed by divers and it's protected location in the lagoon makes it a g... -
Dive Sanko Harvest, Western Australia
The second largest diveable wreck in the world is on the Western Australia coast. The Sanko Harvest was a 30,000 DWT bulk carrier that sank near Esperance, Western Australia after striking a reef there on 14 February 1991. The Japanese owned ship was 174 metres (571 ft) long and was carrying a cargo of 30,000 tonnes of fertilizer. Also on board was 570 tonnes of bunke... -
Wreck Dive San Pedro, Oahu, Hawaii
The San Pedro is a 125-foot long decommissioned hospital ship laying in shallower in 60-feet of water. The San Pedro was sunk by Atlantis Submarines only a few years later in 1996. It's 70 feet from the YO-257. -
Wreck Dive Scapa Flow, Scotland
The scuttling of the German fleet took place at the Royal Navy's base at Scapa Flow, in Scotland, after the end of the First World War. The High Seas Fleet had been interned there under the terms of the Armistice whilst negotiations took place over the fate of the ships. Fearing that all of the ships would be seized and divided amongst the allied powers, the German co... -
Wreck Dive Sea Star Pacific DC-3, Enemanot Island, Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands
Dive on the Sea Star Pacific, an old DC-3 about 100 meters off the lagoon side of the privately owned island of Enemanit in Majuro Atoll. It's necessary to pay for a private boat ride to island Enemanit. The plane is in about 12 meters of water. A permit is required to visit the island. For that permit it’s necessary to apply in person at a trading company call...
