North Carolina wrecks

[Hesslerca]

We will be driving down from DC. Non technical divers but rescue and each with 1000 hours. Who do you recommend we go with? Would like to dive nitrox. When is the best time of year?

 

[tomfcrist]

Olympus and discovery both run large boat recreational trips all summer long. Olympus has a dive lodge you can stay in for peanuts. Best dive conditions seem to be September and October, but good diving can be had all summer and through the fall. If you want smaller boats and less people, there are plenty of those charters available as well.

 

[Randy g]

From now till November NC diving is excellent. Several operators out of Morehead City run great ops. You can dive off of 6 packs up to big cattle carts. Olympus is the main shop that we use for fills when diving there. We have mainly used Tortuga Charters for our MHC diving and Under Pressure for Hatteras diving. You can not go wrong with any of them.

Now the Sand Tigers are breeding and in Aug/Sept the females have the babies. Some of the wrecks are thick with sharks while others barely have any.
Here's a video from Memorial Day weekend.

https://vimeo.com/129057405

 

[Hesslerca]

What are the operations with 6 packs?


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[tbone1004]

Atlantis IV is the best imho, but difficult to get on. Aquatic Safaris would be my next choice

 

[Scubapro67]

Links to the Hatteras and Morehead six pack operators:
Capt JT's Wreck Diving Site - Diving Hatteras NC and Virginia Beach VA
Dive Boat Lion's Paw
tortuga dive charters
Atlantis Charters Home

The bigger Morehead shops also run six packs along with their crew boats:
Olympus Dive Center | The better way to dive North Carolina
http://www.discoverydiving.com/

All top-notch operators.
Duncan.

 

[old sarge]

If you want to come as far as Wilmington, then Aquatic Safaris would be a suggestion. Only issue is don't ask for a certain mix of Nitrox. They just fill the tanks and you check the O2 Analyzer. I asked for 32% and offered me something less. Just ask for a different tank and see if they can get close to what you want. They run a nice shop.

 

[Steve_C]

In NC we dive wrecks and ledges. AS runs to City of Houston, Normannia, Gill, Rosin, and some other natural wrecks. They also run to Hyde, Markham, and some purposely sunk boats. I think they bank 30% but you can ask for other mixes.

Tortuga is a six pack that operates out of Morehead and sometimes Wrightsville Beach (Wilmington)