
The Outdoors Inn & Nags
Head Diving
Bed & Breakfast
Roanoke Island, NC
(252) 473-1356
BEACH DIVES
(Back)
All guides are NAUI Instructors
Cost: $30 pp (does not include gear). Rental gear is
available.
- HURON - a 541 ton federal gunship steamer with sail. Went down with
98 crewmen on November 24, 1877, 150 yards offshore @20 feet of water.
- CARL GERHARD - The Triangle Wrecks - a freighter carrying
plasterboard. Lost in September 1927. Ran into the Kyzickes and
broke in two. Mile post 7, 2nd street parking area, Kill Devil
Hills, @200 yards offshore @20 feet of water. This is our most
popular dive.
- KYZICKES - The Triangle Wrecks - a tanker carrying oil. Cut in two
when it was rammed by the Carl Gerhard. 4 crewman lost. Milepost
7, 2nd street, Kill Devil Hills @20 feet of water.
Beach dives, while shallower than boat dives are more physically
demanding. All beach dives require swimming on the surface, through the
surf and out @100 yards.. You need to feel comfortable in the ocean, be in
good physical shape and be a good swimmer.