Morehead City, North Carolina, United States
The USCGC Spar (WLB-403) was a 54-metre Iris-class United States Coast Guard buoy tender commissioned in 1944 that served Atlantic and Arctic duties for nearly six decades before being decommissioned in 1997. After cleaning and preparation by the North Carolina Aquariums and the Coast Guard, she was scuttled as an artificial reef on 11 June 2004 about 23 nautical miles south of Morehead City near the Aeolus and Schurz. She did not land upright; the Spar rolled and now rests on her starboard side at 33 metres, with the port rail (effectively the highest point) at about 24 metres. Penetration is possible for trained wreck divers via openings cut during preparation. The orientation makes navigation more difficult. The site is one of the most reliable dives for sand tiger shark aggregations in summer, joining the Aeolus and Papoose on the Discovery Diving roster of shark wrecks. Currents on the Stream edge can be moderate to strong; visibility 12 to 25 m.
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