Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Emerald Isle

The top 3 dive and snorkel sites in Emerald Isle, ranked by diver reviews, with maps and photos. Read the Emerald Isle guide

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AR-342 - Buoy

No reviews yetUSA, North Carolina, Cape Lookout

Tires: 19,488 34° 36.467' / 077° 02.167' Concrete pipe: 160 pieces 34° 36.583' / 077° 02.183' Concrete pipe: 61 pieces 34° 36.444' / 077° 02.177' 40 cubic yard metal containers: 10 units 34° 36.475' / 077° 02.179' and 34° 36.495 / 077° 02.185' Train boxcars: 10 34° 36.467' / 077° 02.167' 34° 36.425' / 077° 02.258' Concrete pipe: 246 pieces 34° 36.583' / 077° 02.240' to 34° 36.600' / 077° 02.183' and 34° 36.617' / 077° 02.233' to 34° 36.589' / 077° 02.238' and 34° 36.467' / 077° 02.167' Concrete pipe: 174 pieces Onslow Bay Sport Fishing Club 34° 36.677' / 077° 02.326' to 34° 36.655' / 077° 02.342' Concrete manhole sections: 78 pieces 34° 36.669' / 077° 02.055' Concrete cones, risers and bases: approximately 75 pieces 10-Apr-07 340 36.669' / 0770 02.247' 34° 36.666' / 077° 02.244' 34° 36.675' / 077° 02.209' Assorted concrete items: approximately 55 340 36.664' / 0770 02.150' 34° 36.667' / 077° 02.100' Concrete pipe: 158 tons 340 36.664' / 0770 02.281' Concrete pipe: 118 pcs. 340 36.652' / 0770 02.235' Concrete pipe: 125 pcs. 340 36.658' / 0770 02.191' Concrete pipe: 125 pcs. 340 36.670' / 0770 02.155' Concrete pipe: 128 pcs. 340 36.642' / 0770 02.114' 3.0 nm from Bogue Inlet sea buoy AR-342 - Buoy is also known as Onslow Bay Sport Fishing Club Reef AR-342 - Buoy.

BeginnerMax depth 48.9 ftBoat entry
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AR-345 - Buoy

No reviews yetUSA, North Carolina, Cape Lookout

Railroad boxcars: 10 34° 32.233' / 076° 58.500' 34° 32.233' / 076° 58.533' 34° 32.333' / 076° 58.550' Concrete pipe: 750 pieces Manhole sections: 1500 tons 34° 32.233' / 076° 58.417' to 34° 32.267' / 076° 58.450' and 34° 32.217' / 076° 58.417' Concrete pipe 34° 32.300' / 076° 58.533' Concrete "Waffle-Crete"® units: 8 34° 32.400' / 076° 58.467' 34° 32.400' / 076° 58.483' Reef Balls®: 75 34° 32.333' / 076° 58.333' to 34° 32.333' / 076° 58.367' and 34° 32.352' / 076° 58.317' 34° 32.333' / 076° 58.376' Ultra Reef Balls®: 50 Reef Balls®: 1 34° 32.420' / 076° 58.610' Reef Balls®: 20 in 4 groups of 5 each 34° 32.304' / 076° 58.312' 34° 32.288' / 076° 58.292' 34° 32.252' / 076° 58.268' 34° 32.268' / 076° 58.248' Manhole bases: 20 in 4 groups 34° 32.288' / 076° 58.312' 34° 32.304' / 076° 58.292' 34° 32.268' / 076° 58.268' 34° 32.252' / 076° 58.248' Concrete pipe: 150 tons 34° 32.125' / 076° 58.486' 8.1 nm from the Bogue Inlet sea buoy AR-345 - Buoy is also known as Swansboro Rotary Club Reef AR-345 - Buoy.

BeginnerMax depth 60 ftBoat entry
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AR-345 - 116' tug "TITAN"

No reviews yetUSA, North Carolina, Cape Lookout

8.1 nm from the Bogue Inlet sea buoy AR-345 - 116' tug "TITAN" is also known as Swansboro Rotary Club Reef AR-345 - 116' tug "TITAN".

BeginnerMax depth 60 ftBoat entry
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