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We are headed to the U-701 and Green Bouy on Saturday and USCG Bedloe on Sunday. If you go out with us both days recieve a 10% off your charter fee!!! Call the shop at 252-449-8349 for booking details.
U-701- A VIIC U boat sunk off the Coast of Cape Hatteras by aerial depth charge on 7/7/42. 218 ft in length she displaced 1070 tons fully loaded. The crew was approximately 60 men with a full compliment. She was sunk by a A-29 while on the surface. The U-701 was under constant attach for many days from the aerial bombers and this was to be the fatal blow. The 701 had returned to the surface to air out the interior of the boat when one of the look outs missed the attacking plane. Of the 17 crew which made it off the sinking vessel only 7 were to survive the action of the day. The 701 site is on diamond shoals and this area provides some of the most challenging dives to be found on the Banks. The cooler Labrador current and the warmer Gulf water off Hatteras Island mix here and there are often currents in excess of 2 knots.
Mirlo (Green Buoy) - Tanker 6,978 tons, sunk by mine from the U-117 on August 16,1918. The Mirlo was previously mistaken for the Ciltvaira when she was originally found and identified. The Mirlo sits about 20 miles South of Oregon Inlet in an area that has slightly warmer and clearer water. This area is also prone to having higher currents and therefore it can be a challenging dive. The Mirlo sits at 120 ft, the vessel is broken in two. The forward section of the wreck is flipped with her decks in the sand. The stern area which is still attached by a debris field settled upright to starboard at a 45 degree angle. Because of the warmer clearer, water this site is ideal for photography, turtles, tropical and game fish are often seen on this site.
USCG Bedloe- U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, 241 tons, 125ft long, sunk in a hurricane Sept. 14th, 1944, Loss of all men onboard except for the Commanding Executive and Engineering officers with 9 enlisted men. The Bedloe was separated from her sister ship the Jackson during the storm of 44 and sank approximately 21 miles south of Oregon Inlet. She lies in 140ft of water and is on lying her port side. The vessel is intact except for the transom which appears to have been dragged off by a fishing net.
U-701- A VIIC U boat sunk off the Coast of Cape Hatteras by aerial depth charge on 7/7/42. 218 ft in length she displaced 1070 tons fully loaded. The crew was approximately 60 men with a full compliment. She was sunk by a A-29 while on the surface. The U-701 was under constant attach for many days from the aerial bombers and this was to be the fatal blow. The 701 had returned to the surface to air out the interior of the boat when one of the look outs missed the attacking plane. Of the 17 crew which made it off the sinking vessel only 7 were to survive the action of the day. The 701 site is on diamond shoals and this area provides some of the most challenging dives to be found on the Banks. The cooler Labrador current and the warmer Gulf water off Hatteras Island mix here and there are often currents in excess of 2 knots.
Mirlo (Green Buoy) - Tanker 6,978 tons, sunk by mine from the U-117 on August 16,1918. The Mirlo was previously mistaken for the Ciltvaira when she was originally found and identified. The Mirlo sits about 20 miles South of Oregon Inlet in an area that has slightly warmer and clearer water. This area is also prone to having higher currents and therefore it can be a challenging dive. The Mirlo sits at 120 ft, the vessel is broken in two. The forward section of the wreck is flipped with her decks in the sand. The stern area which is still attached by a debris field settled upright to starboard at a 45 degree angle. Because of the warmer clearer, water this site is ideal for photography, turtles, tropical and game fish are often seen on this site.
USCG Bedloe- U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, 241 tons, 125ft long, sunk in a hurricane Sept. 14th, 1944, Loss of all men onboard except for the Commanding Executive and Engineering officers with 9 enlisted men. The Bedloe was separated from her sister ship the Jackson during the storm of 44 and sank approximately 21 miles south of Oregon Inlet. She lies in 140ft of water and is on lying her port side. The vessel is intact except for the transom which appears to have been dragged off by a fishing net.
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