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Papoose
On the night of March 18, 1942, the Papoose was returning to Corpus Christi when she was struck on her port side by a Torpedo. The ship capsized and sank to the bottom at about 120 feet 30 miles southeast of Morehead City. Today, the ship rests upside dow
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Suloide
60 - 65 ft.
18 - 20 m
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On March 26, 1943, the freighter Suloide ran aground on the wreckage of the W.E. Hutton, a tanker sunk just one year earlier by the notorious U-124. The Suloide now lies in 65 feet of water southeast or Morehead City.
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W.E. Hutton
60 - 70 ft.
18 - 21 m
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The W. E. Hutton was a tanker transporting fuel oil from Texas to Pennsylvania. In March of 1942, the German U-124 successfully fired upon and sank the Hutton just south of Morehead City.
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North Carolina's Crystal Coast is well-known for fishing and SCUBA diving. Crystal Coast diving is mostly shipwrecks and artificial reef structures.
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Member Reviews
by bschorer, Papoose is loaded with sharks and penetration opportunities
Dove the Papoose (now considered to be the EH Hutton) with Olympus out of Morehead City. Boat is broken in two parts so that you can explore the bow with one dive and the stern on another. Jacks, amberjack, lots of sand tigers, HUGE rays inhabit this...
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by ScottR, Great dive
Dove this site with Olympus out of Morehead, NC in April 2007. Visibility was reletively OK at 40'-50'. Good wildlife with many Sandtigers and saw one Blacktip wandering around under the boat. Two large rays hanging out on the bottom at 120 fsw. Good p...
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by nitroxnut, Good learning experience on safety.
Dove it on 13Aug06. Surface current was very strong. Too strong for half the people on the boat. Nice wreck, LOTS of fish includeing barracuda, sand tiger sharks. Vis was between 15ft - 25ft. Strong current at depth. Was an eye opener to a good strong ...
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