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*There are no refunds given for seasickness, weather or water conditions, unless the charter is cancelled by the captain.
 



Paradise/Springs Reef/3 Mile Reef video
Depth: 25-40 feet.....Viz: 3-30 feet
$75 for 1/4 Day (Novice)
20 Army Personnel Carriers, Spud barges, Concrete Reef balls. Flounder, Sheephead, and a variety of fish and sea turtles. Loaded with flounder in the spring and early summer. (Novice)

Pawleys Reef
Depth 25-40 Ft......Viz 3-30 Ft
$75 1/4 Day (Novice)
48 ft Tugboat, spud barges and reef material. This site holds large numbers of flounder.

Tugboat/Airplane
Depth: 30-45 ft....Viz: 15-40 ft
$75 for 1/2 Day (Novice)
90 ft tugboat with a swim through. Navy A-6 attack plane nearby. A good site to see Barracuda and Spade fish. Dolphin stop by from time to time. 
Inshore Barge
Depth: 25-30 ft.....Viz: 15-30 feet
$75 for 1/2 Day (Novice) 
200 ft barge that is home to many fish. The barge is older and has a lot of growth. Barracuda and Spade fish and some spanish.

Bruce Rush Reef
Depth 35-45ft...... Viz 15-20ft
$75 for 1/2 Day (Novice)
65 Ft Fishing boat. A cool wheel house (Capt's Helm) where you may sit and look out over the ship. This is a great photo opportunity. Fish are now moving in.

Capt Dan Reef video, video 2
Depth 35-45 Ft..... Viz 15-20Ft
$75 for 1/2 Day (Novice)
75 Ft Steel Shrimp boat. Lots of fish are now calling this site home. A Murrells inlet landmark now a home for fish. Barracuda, Spade Fish and flounder site

Copper Pot Wreck

Depth 45-65 ft.......Viz 30-50ft
$ 90  3/4 day (Novice)

160' coal Fired Side Wheel Steamer sank during a collision at sea with another vessel. We call it the Copper Pot Wreck because of the large Copper boilers.


Bill Perry 
Depth: 50-60 feet....Viz: 30-60 feet
$100 for 3/4 Day (Novice) 
This site contains a tugboat, several Navy landing craft, a shrimp trawler. Swim the Landing Craft deck or crew quarters. Popular swim through. Good site to see grouper, snapper, and tropical fish.

Grand Central
Depth 55-65...Viz 30-60 ft
$100  3/4 Day (Novice)
This site is part of the Bill Perry Reef system. (44) NYC Subway cars were placed here in 2008. A great place to see resting sea Turtles and lots of fish have now found a new home. (Novice)

BP-25 and NYC Subway Cars video
Depth: 70-90 feet....Viz: 50-75 feet
$110 for 3/4 Day (Advance)**
This site features a 280 ft Panamian tanker sunk withloads of coral growth. NYC Subway cars are all over the site providing a new home to grouper and loggerhead sea turtles Loads of fish!!!
*****SAFETY SAUSAGE & Whistle required*****
Goldfinch Reef
Depth: 55-65 feet....Viz: 40-60 feet
$90 for 3/4 Day (Novice)
150 ft Navy yard oiler laying on its side. The hull has lots of coral growth. This site also has a 120 ft fuel barge. We have run a line between the both. Grouper, ring tales, grunts, snapper, sea bass love this site. Video Video 2
City of Richmond video
Depth: 35-65 feet.....Viz: 30-50 feet
$115 for 3/4 Day (Novice)
A five deck passenger ship that sank during a storm while being towed to the Virgin islands. The site is broken up on the bottom in sections and is a dive shop favorite for the variety of fish. Grouper, Snapper and triggerfish can be found here.
Civil War Wreck
Depth: 70-80 feet.....Viz: 50-65 feet ......
$115 for 3/4 Day (Advanced)** 
This wreck is thought to be the Governor. Many artifacts have been taken from this site, but many (like cases of guns) still remain. This is a true treasure hunter's site!
******SAFETY SAUSAGE & Whistle required*****
Greenville Reef
Depth: 65-90ft.....Viz: 35-80 feet
$135 for Full Day (Advanced)**
The Greenville Reef is a collection of Reefs with a 105 ft Tugboat, an upright 175' Navy Yard oiler,106' Fuel barge and some other barges. This reef sits a little deeper and is home to some big grouper and scamps.
******SAFETY SAUSAGE & Whistle required*****
Inshore Ledges video
Depth: 65-90 feet......Viz: 60-100 feet
$75-95 for 1/2 to 3/4 Day (Novice)
Limestone rock outcrops that are home to many grouper, snapper and amberjack. We have some great inshore ledges. Loggerhead turtles, Stingrays, cobia and some scamp grouper can be found here.
Night Dives video
Check out our dive calender for trip times and dates.

The Hebe video
Depth: 75-110 feet.....Viz: 50-90+ feet
$135 for Full Day (Advanced)** 
Dutch freighter that hit the St.Cathan in black out conditions in WWII. Brown and green bottles can be found here. THe Hebe is another Favorite site to Dive. The Hebe is loaded with Fish. We also see Sand tiger sharks here. One of the best Deep sites to see fish, find bottles, and see a shark. This sites is also known as the twin cities wreck. (Photo gallery)
******SAFETY SAUSAGE & Whistle required*****
St. Cathan
Depth: 80-110 ft....Viz: 50-90 ft
$135 for Full Day (Advanced)**
This British sub chaser is the second half of the twin cities wreck. The St. Cathan is 1/4 mile from the Hebe. The occasional depth charge has been found here. This site is also loaded with fish. A cool reminder to the past.
******SAFETY SAUSAGE & Whistle required*****

USS Vermilion video
Depth: 90-140 feet....Viz: 50-100 feet
$135 for Full Day (Advanced)**
The USS Vermilion is a 470ft ship that was used as a troop transport during WWII. The Vermilion can not be seen in one dive or many dives. Its Huge!!! This site even rivals the Speigel Grove in the Keys. The amount of marine life here is amazing. Divers have been known to see lobsters crawling on the decks during a certain time of year. Video #2
SINKING THE USS VERMILION
******SAFETY SAUSAGE & Whistle required*****


Offshore Ledges video
Depth: 80-120 feet....Viz: 60-100 feet
$95-135 for Full Day (Advanced)**
Limestone rock and other hard bottom areas are home to many grouper, snapper, trigger, amberjack, and spiny-lobster. These are great places to see fish.
******SAFETY SAUSAGE & Whistle required*****

Anchor Wreck
Depth:90-105Ft Viz:60-100Ft
$195 Full Day (Advanced)**
An unknown steamer wreck known locally as the Anchor wreck from the 3 large anchors near the bow. Huge expansion engine and boilers are on the site. Ship believed to be the remains of the freighter Leif Eriksson 275 ft long and 39 ft wide. This is an awesome site to see fish and another huge wreck site. Sunk 1905.
******SAFETY SAUSAGE & Whistle required*****

Pipe Wreck
Depth 85-90 Viz 60-100ft
$145 Full Day (Advanced)**
The remains of a side wheel steamer. Boilers and side wheel shafts are evident. Loaded with fish! This site is close to The Hebe and St cathan and can be done as a second dive.
******SAFETY SAUSAGE & Whistle required*****
Composite Wreck aka RIB wreck
Depth 125-130 Viz 80-100+
$175 Full Day (Advanced)**
This wreck has several names. We call it the RIB wreck from the exposed Ribs that are 2-3 feet high off the bottom. The wreck is 200 ft long with debris field. Some trinkets can be found. THis site is home to lots of fish. Some not often seen as this wreck is close to the gulfstream.
******SAFETY SAUSAGE & Whistle required*****
Elwoods Ledge
Depth 100ft Viz 60-80
$145 Full Day (Advanced)**
This ledge has a high Relief. 10-12 ft high. Megalodon Sharks Teeth have been found here. Elwood is also here as his ashes are scattered on this ledge. Loaded with fish.
******SAFETY SAUSAGE & Whistle required*****

All dives are 2 tank dives unless otherwise noted. Tanks are not included in the charter price. Use of Weights & belts are free.

** (Advanced dive Sites)** Requires a Padi Advance Diver Card or equivalent** Advanced Diving is anything over 65 ft in depth ******SAFETY SAUSAGE & Whistle required*****
or Enroll in The Advanced diver course. Diving on a site deeper than your certification level is a violation of PADI diving standards. ie Just take the class either at home or here.

Cancellation Policy

We make this simple. If you reserve a seat on the Dive charter boat you have up to 48 hrs prior to the departure trip to cancel with no charge. If you make a reservation for a trip within the 48 hrs you are held to the reservation unless we can rebook your seat. Group cancellations must be done 1 week out.

We cannot guarantee sea conditions or visibility.

We will make every effort to get divers to the chosen site. The Captain reserves the right to change dive site or the number of dives made on a site for the safety and well being of the passengers, crew and vessel. If the Captain changes the dive site you will only be charged for the dive site that we go to.

There is no Charge if we must cancel due to weather, sea conditions or other natural event.

*Note* We are a very responsible dive shop. If we cancel we do so for your safety an generally it will be that way up and down the coast. (99% of other ops have also cancelled) We have carried out some the most hardcore dive groups around in some tall seas & when they got back they agreed. If we cancel the charter its for a reason.

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