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Cape Hatteras has been a deadly trap for sailors that have entered over the centuries. The stretch of shore is home to more than 600 shipwrecks off the shifting sandbars of the Hatteras Islands. [4] The sandbars shift due to rough waves and unpredictable currents. Another danger was the Outer Banks "wreckers."
The Graveyard of the Atlantic refers to the coastal region of the Outer Banks that contain the remains of hundreds of ships that were sunk due to war, piracy or weather. The museum's exhibits feature many artifacts recovered from shipwrecks, including a German Enigma machine from the German submarine U-85 that was sunk in 1942. [2]
SS Empire Gem. The Empire Gem was a recently built 10,600-ton British tanker, armed with one 4-inch (100 mm) gun, one 12-pounder anti-aircraft gun and six machine guns.While off Diamond Shoals on the night of January 23, 1942, U-66 under Robert-Richard Zapp detected the unescorted Empire Gem and the unarmed American merchantman SS Venore.
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A monstrosity that resembles a giant robot is standing in the ocean off North Carolina’s Outer Banks, and the National Park Service is offering an explanation for tourists who might be confused ...
The shipwreck of the Laura Barnes sailing ship is located on Coquina Beach. The Laura Barnes is representative of the many wooden sailing ships that were lost on the Outer Banks. "The four-masted schooner out of Camden, Maine was driven ashore during a nor’easter on the night of June 1, 1921". [ 4 ]
Professional divers, when diving on a shipwreck, generally refer to the specific task, such as salvage work, accident investigation or archaeological survey. Although most wreck dive sites are at shipwrecks, there is an increasing trend to scuttle retired ships to create artificial reef sites .
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