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The tugboat ''Explorer'' is a shoreline wreck near the city of Nag's Head in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
The tugboat ''Explorer'' is a shoreline wreck near the city of Nag's Head in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
==Details==
==Details==
===Location===
===Location===


The tugboat ''Explorer'' lies roughly halfway between the [[USS Huron]] and Nag's Head Fishing Pier to the south. Online reports suggest it can be dived on the return swim from the Huron.<ref name="shorediving">https://web.archive.org/web/20161225090020/http://www.shorediving.com/Earth/USA_East/North_Carolina/USS_Huron/index.htm</ref>
The tugboat ''Explorer'' lies roughly halfway between the [[USS Huron]] and Nag's Head Fishing Pier to the south. Online reports suggest it can be dived on the return swim from the Huron.<ref name="shorediving">https://web.archive.org/web/20161225090020/http://www.shorediving.com/Earth/USA_East/North_Carolina/USS_Huron/index.htm</ref>
===Depth===
===Depth===


Reported to be 10ft.<ref name="shorediving" />
Reported to be 10ft.<ref name="shorediving" />


===Topography===
[[File:Outer banks huron map.jpg|align=right|alt=Sketch map showing location of the tugboat Explorer relative to the USS Huron and Nag's Head Fishing Pier|thumb|Sketch map showing location of the tugboat Explorer relative to the USS Huron and Nag's Head Fishing Pier]]
[[File:Outer banks huron map.jpg|alt=Sketch map showing location of the tugboat Explorer relative to the USS Huron and Nag's Head Fishing Pier|none|thumb|Sketch map showing location of the tugboat Explorer relative to the USS Huron and Nag's Head Fishing Pier]]


===Conditions===
===Conditions===
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[[Category:Dive sites]]
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{{IsPartOf|Outer Banks}}
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Latest revision as of 05:32, 22 May 2024

Site Info
Type Ocean
Coordinates 35.974556, -75.630167
Region US Atlantic coast
Access via Shore
Depth range 10ft
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The tugboat Explorer is a shoreline wreck near the city of Nag's Head in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Details[edit | edit source]

Location[edit | edit source]

The tugboat Explorer lies roughly halfway between the USS Huron and Nag's Head Fishing Pier to the south. Online reports suggest it can be dived on the return swim from the Huron.[1]

Depth[edit | edit source]

Reported to be 10ft.[1]

Sketch map showing location of the tugboat Explorer relative to the USS Huron and Nag's Head Fishing Pier
Sketch map showing location of the tugboat Explorer relative to the USS Huron and Nag's Head Fishing Pier

Conditions[edit | edit source]

Presumably similar to those of the Huron.

Access[edit | edit source]

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Life[edit | edit source]

Safety[edit | edit source]

Hazards[edit | edit source]

Equipment[edit | edit source]

Nearby[edit | edit source]

USS Huron

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