This site is visited on our Full Day Dive Trip. The top of the tanker is at 90 feet depth and the maximum depth is 130 feet. The ship took its final resting place 23 miles east/southeast of the Beaufort NC inlet. It underwent attack on the evening of the 9th and was torpedoed by the U-552. With U-Boat activity very high in its surrounding water, this tanker was unarmed and in a very dangerous position. The Atlas - The Shipwreck The Atlas was built in 1916 was a gasoline tanker that found itself in the wrong place at the wrong time on April 9, 1942. In recent years Aeolus has been a prime site for diving with sand tiger sharks. As a result of hurricanes in 1996, this ship has been split into three portions and has also partially been turned to an upright position-making it an excellent multi-level dive. The Aeolus is 409 feet long and lies at a depth of 110 feet. The Aeolus was repurposed as a cable repair ship in 1955. She was built in 1945 and served as an attack cargo ship named the "Turandot" in the US Navy until 1947. The sharks are here year round and while they occasionally frequent all of our sites, they are more commonly present on the wrecks of the Spar, the Papoose, the Atlas, the Caribsea and the Aeolus.ĭIVE SITE INFORMATION WATER TEMPERATURE - 25c / 73F WETSUIT - 5mm / 7mmĪeolus - The shipwreck Aeolus was sunk in August 1988 as part of North Carolina's artificial reef program. Often present in large numbers, the sharks range in size from four to over eight feet long! Sand Tigers typically swim with their mouths open, smiling for photos, and proudly displaying three rows of ferocious teeth.These unique encounters are fully natural in their natural environment. An impressive looking but a docile shark, Sand Tiger encounters are common occurrences in our offshore waters. North Carolina is also home to a large population of Sand Tiger sharks. Among others, a World War I gunboat, a late 18th-century schooner, and an early 20th-century luxury liner exist in North Carolina's unparalleled collection of dive-able history. Tankers, cargo ships, British fishing trawlers and even German submarines, form impressive underwater monuments to this tumultuous segment of our maritime heritage.
Some of the most impressive wrecks are the World War II casualties - vessels fallen prey to Hitler's U-boat fleet as they traversed the offshore waters. North Carolina Diving is known as - The Graveyard of the Atlantic from the estimated 2000 shipwrecks scattered along it’s coastline.
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