North East Wreck Sites

Iberia - The ship was a French steamer 255' by 36'. It sank on November 10, 1888 due to a collision with the liner Umbria. The wreck sits in 60 feet of water and is popular do to its proximity to shore and shallow depth.  The visibility is frequently poor and can become non existent  if divers are careless on this silty bottom.

Lizzie D a.k.a. Rum Runner - This wreck was a tugboat that was 77' by 21'.  The ship sank on October 19, 1922 while carrying a load of alcohol with all hands lost.  This ship got its nickname because of its illegal cargo. The wreck sits upright in 80' of water and is intact.

Mistletoe - This was a wooden paddlewheel steamer 153' by 27'. The ship caught on fire on May 5, 1924 and burned to the waterline. The debris sits in 42 feet of water and is a popular in-shore wreck.

Oregon - This wreck was a passenger liner 518' by 54' and sank on March 6, 1886. due to a collision with another vessel.  The wreck sits in 130 feet of water and offers little relief.  The hull is collapsed and the most identifiable sections are its engines and boiler. 

Pinta - This was a freighter 194' by 31' and sank on May 8, 1963 due to a collision with the freighter City of Perth.  The wreck sits in 85 feet of water on its port side.  The wreck offers approximately 30 feet of relief above the sand bottom.  The wreck is collapsed in several places offering easy swim-throughs with minimal risk.  This is an ideal dive for wreck and multi-level training. Sea life is generally quite abundant on this wreck, including anemones, hydroids, and mussels

R.C. Mohawk - .A cutter on loan to the U.S. navy.  It was 206' by 32' and sunk on October 1, 1917 due to a collision with the tanker Vennachar. The wreckage sits in 100 feet and is a scattered debris field.  The most identifiable wreckage are the boilers.

Stolt Dagali -   This was a Norwegian tanker, it measured 582' by 70'.  The Stolt collided with the liner Shalom on November 24,1964 cutting the Stolt in 2.  The stern section sank taking half the crew. The bow was salvaged and a new stern was added.  The stern sits in 130 feet of water with its shallowest point about 65 feet and is a142 feet long.  The wreckage has a starboard list.

U.S.S. San Diego - This was a U.S. Navy armored cruiser, and measured 503' by 70'. The ship sank on July 19, 1918 probably due to a mine laid by U-156. The wreck starts in 65 feet of water with the sand being 110 feet.  The ship settled upside down with the hull pointing towards the surface.  The wreckage still contains live ammunition, but taking any artifact off this wreck is now illegal since the Navy claims ownership.  The shipwreck was recently listed as a National Historic site.