North Carolina Wreck Expedition
The coast of North Carolina is a ship graveyard, and the sea is filled with beautiful shipwrecks and warm, semi-tropical water. Â East Coast Divers sponsered me to go, and it was the most amazing diving I have ever done.
We drove down to North Carolina and then dove for the next three days. Â Prior to the trip, I did my wreck certification with Alex Dulavitz, one of the owners of East Coast Divers. Â Alex is a wonderful teacher, and has a lot of experience with technical diving.
I spent my first two days of diving in North Carolina doing the checkout dives for the wreck class, and the third day I got to practice the skills I learnt. Â I have never dove in such clear water, and I was awed by the life. Â I love the schools of fish, and I got to see so much sea life that I have never seen before.
We dove five wrecks. Â Each was unique and interesting. Â The Sparr was a beautiful. Â It was an artificial wreck sunk in July of 2004 as part of North Carolina’s artificial reef project. Â It was a deep wreck, and it was a hang out for sand tiger sharks.
I dove the U-boat on the third day, and it was everything a dive should be. Â It was deep and clear and warm. Â It was one of the best dives of my life.
It was my first time diving out of the North Shore, and an experience I will never forget.
For more photos from the expedition, check out some of Christian Ponce’s pictures here:Â https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisponce/with/14086788017
