Diving the Outer Banks

Explore Outer Banks dive sites, scuba locations, and shipwreck trips in one of the Atlantic’s most storied underwater destinations.

The Outer Banks of North Carolina is widely known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic, with estimates approaching 3,000 shipwrecks scattered along the islands, with history reaching back to the first English settlements in America.

Just offshore from Cape Hatteras ran an early ocean superhighway, and wherever ships traveled for trade and exploration, mishaps followed. After-dark passages, rough conditions, navigational mistakes, unmapped shoals beneath the surface, and war all helped shape the OBX shipwreck legacy. Wreckage still appears on the shoreline from time to time, and for snorkeling and scuba diving, there’s no place better on the East Coast. Start planning your depth from sites like the “Triangle Wrecks” near Kill Devil Hills, the Huron off Nags Head, and deeper German U-boat dives.

Shipwrecks to See Along the OBX

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Outer Banks Outdoor Ventures

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