Dive in Massachusetts
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Andrea Doria Andrea Doria, USA
Being a very deep wreck dive, only dive the Andrea Doria if you are willing to accept the risks and procedures.Visibility can be limited in a matter of minutes.Also, being so deep below 200 feet, limited dive time is available.Decompression time is long.This wreck contains fine fishing nets that a… -
Brant Rock Brant Rock, USA
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Corporation Beach Corporation Beach, USA
This is a VERY shallow dive ? at high tide max depth is 15?.There is a good deal of marine life here, including lobsters.Parking is around $10 for the day, and there are accessible restrooms at the beach.This site does have an easy entry/exit.Try to stay straight or west off of the breakwater.There… -
Folly Cove Folly Cove, USA
This site is a small cove bordered by rocky walls with Northeastern exposure.There is an underwater wall home to a multitude of marine life right beyond the cove.The center of the cove has a sandy bottom.Generally you can easily find marine life in all areas of this site and there have been recent… -
Garbage Beach Garbage Beach, USA
This site seems to be known as Garbage Beach only to divers.It has an easy entry, and easy metered parking (so you will need quarters).Max depth at this site is 70?, visibility is 5?-15?.This site has Southwesterly exposure.There have been tropical fish sightings here in the summer, and a variety of… -
Hathaway's Pond Hathaway s Pond, USA
This freshwater pond covers 20 acres, and is a popular OW training site for local dive shops.Maximum depth is 57?, and usual visibility is 5?-25?.Temperatures range from about 40 degrees in the winter, to low-80?s in the summer.Over the years a variety of things have been sunk in the pond, including… -
Josephine Marie Wreck Josephine Marie Wreck, USA
The Josephine Marie was a steel-hulled stern trawler that now lies in 100 feet of water on top of Stellwagen Bank in NOAA's Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.The red-hulled Josephine Marie lies upside down with its bow facing roughly northwes -
Magnolia Rocks Magnolia rocks, USA
Lots of lobsters, too close to rocks for boats to drop their pots...large stripers, not afraid of you...easy to spear..delicious..cold and when algae bloom, no vis..but can get dinner there in 15 minutes -
Niles Beach Niles Beach, USA
This is the spare tire of dive sites - when everything else is blown out, Niles is often okay to dive.This is a great back up site for instructors with classes.There is not a lot to see, although photographers claim the eel grass offers a lot of small marine life. The bottom is a combination of sand… -
Normans Woe Normans Woe, USA
For advanced divers and hikers! -
Old Garden Beach Old Garden Beach, USA
This is a small, secluded beach with a sandy shore near Rockport Harbor.By swimming 100 yards or so straight out from the beach you can reach depths of 50?, and the bottom topography includes huge boulders.Following the shoreline to the right, depths are considerably shallower ? around 15-25 feet… -
Sandwich Town Beach Sandwich Town Beach, USA
The max depth is approx. 25?, and this site has easy shore entry via the beach.This is a sheltered cove with Northern exposure, so surf and tides are milder than other dive areas.However, if there is a strong north wind, the conditions can get challenging.The bottom is covered in seaweed making it a… -
The Crane The Crane, USA
Deep wreck dive. This is a crane that fell off a barge. It is sitting on its back, intact, in 150' of water. Covered with marine life. Very impressive, but small wreck. -
The Pinthas The Pinthas, USA
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Unidentified Trawler Shipwreck Unidentified Trawler Shipwreck, USA
The sanctuary offers SCUBA divers a chance to explore an offshore environment at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay. Exposed waters create challenging dive conditions, but offer rewarding experiences. Surprisingly, fifteen percent of the sanctuary, or 126 squ -
White Beach White Beach, USA
Parking is restricted to residents only for the summer months, although groups can check with the local police dept. for a permit.This is a sandy beach with an easy entry, and a short walk from the parking lot.This site is a small cove with rocky walls bordering both sides and a sandy center, with…
