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Local Dive Spots

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Gilboa Quarry

 3763 Old St. Rt. 224 - Ottawa, Ohio 45875
Office Phone: (419) 456-3300

http://www.divegilboa.com

White Star Quarry
       901 South Main Street, Gibsonburg, Ohio 43431
  (419) 637 - DIVE (3483)

http://www.whitestarquarry.com

 

Portage Quarry Recreation Facility

12701 South Dixie
Bowling Green OH, 43402
(419) 352-9203

http://www.portagequarry.com

 

Lakeview RV Park
2715 Sugar Grove Rd. Lancaster, Ohio 43130

http://lakeviewrvpark.net/diving

 

Lake Erie

 

The following Ship wrecks located in Lake Erie have moorings attached to them to tie off your boat. Please note the instructions provided by MAST (Maritime Archaeological Survey Team) for use of moorings listed below. 

For a complete list of many other ship wrecks located in Lake Erie check-out:

www.eriewrecks.com

For more information on MAST (Maritime Archaeological Survey Team) check-out:

www.OhioMast.org
 

Removed buoy for winter.
Dundee
Built: 1893, at West Bay City, Michigan
Type: Wood Schooner -barge
Foundered in a storm Tuesday, September 11, 1900
Dimensions: 220’6” x 35’ x 16’5”
Coordinates: 41 41.330 81 50.634
Approximate Depth: 75’
 

Removed buoy for winter.
Morning Star
Built: 1862 at Trenton, Michigan
Type: Side Wheel Steamer
Lost in a collision with the bark Cortland, Saturday, June 20, 1868
Dimensions: 243’ x 34’ x 14’
Coordinates: 41 36.813 82 12.531
Approximate Depth: 65’
 

Removed buoy for winter.

 The Craftsman
Built: 1921 at Cleveland, OH
Type: Steel Dredge Barge
Foundered Tuesday, June 3, 1958
Dimensions: 90’1” x 28’1” x 8’3”
Coordinates: 41 31.942 82 00.375
Approximate Depth: 40 feet
 

Removed buoy for winter.
Queen of the West
Built: 1881 at Bay City, Michigan
Type: Wood propeller
Foundered in a storm Thursday, August 20, 1903
Dimensions: 215’ x 32’6” x 16’4”
Coordinates: 41 50.768 81 23.135
Approximate Depth: 70’
 

Removed buoy for winter.

 Admiral
Built: 1922 at Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Type: Steel Tug
Lost in storm Wednesday, December 2, 1942
Dimensions: 93’3” x 21’2” x 11’7”
Coordinates: 41 38.244 81 54.197
Approximate Depth: 75 feet
 

Removed buoy for winter.
Sand Merchant
Built: 1927 at Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
Type: Steel Sandsucker
Foundered Saturday, October 17, 1936
Dimensions: 252’ x 43’6” x 17’5”
Coordinates: 41 34.428 81 57.524
Approximate Depth: 65’
 

Removed buoy for winter.

 North Carolina
Built: 1908 at Dunham Towing & Wrecking Company
Type: Tug
Lost: flooding, December 9, 1968
Dimensions: 74'8” x 19'9” x 11'6”
Coordinates: 41.43.808 81.22.885
Approximate Depth: 40 feet
 
Information from Erie Wrecks West
by Georgann and Michael Wachter.
www.eriewrecks.com
 

Using the Moorings

Attach a line to your starboard bow cleat. Run the free end of that line through the eye on the mooring float line, then connect the free end of your line to the port bow cleat of your boat as pictured below All moorings will be taken up in the fall..

 

Use at your own risk

There is a permanent mooring on each wreck site during the dive season. You are advised that all vessels use these moorings at their own risk. While the moorings were placed with all concern for safety and security, MAST can not assure that the moorings will be secure on your arrival. Divers should inspect each mooring on the first decent.

The moorings provide a 1.5 to 1 scope. Additional scope is required to provide a good anchorage. Use line from your vessel to provide the recommended scope from 3 or 5 to 1.
 

Dive Responsibly

Please remember to dive within approved safety parameters. Penetration diving is not recommended. Ohio law (Revised Code Sec. 1506.30-1506.99) prohibits the removal of material from and around the wreck.
 

www.OhioScubaFriends.com

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