(Created page with "{{Divesite_infobox |coordinates= |region=US Atlantic coast |site_access_type=Shore |depth_range=10ft |Type=Wreck}} <!-- General description of the site! --> The tugboat ''Explorer'' is a shoreline wreck near the city of Nag's Head in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. ==Details== ===Location=== The tugboat ''Explorer'' lies roughly halfway between the Huron and Nag's Head Fishing Pier to the south. It is in about 10 ft of water. Online reports suggest it can be dived on...") |
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===Location=== | ===Location=== | ||
The tugboat ''Explorer'' lies roughly halfway between the Huron and Nag's Head Fishing Pier to the south. It is in about 10 ft of water. 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. It is in about 10 ft of water. 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=== | ===Topography=== | ||
[[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=== | ||
Presumably similar to those of the Huron. | |||
===Facilities=== | ===Facilities=== | ||
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==Nearby== | ==Nearby== | ||
[[USS Huron]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Dive sites]] | [[Category:Dive sites]] | ||
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Revision as of 16:08, 21 August 2023
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| 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
Location
The tugboat Explorer lies roughly halfway between the USS Huron and Nag's Head Fishing Pier to the south. It is in about 10 ft of water. Online reports suggest it can be dived on the return swim from the Huron.[1]
Depth
Reported to be 10ft.[1]
Topography
Conditions
Presumably similar to those of the Huron.
Facilities
Access
Do
See
Life
Safety
Hazards
Equipment
Nearby
References