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American (Virginia) brig, name unknown (1824)
Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada
EntryBoat
Max depth30 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp0–17°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Aug
About this site
American (Virginia) brig, name unknown (1824) is a wreck dive site near Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, reef sharks, seals, nudibranchs, harbor seals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 0 to 17 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
MackerelScomber scombrus
American LobsterHomarus americanus
Blue SharkPrionace glauca
Forbes'S Sea StarAsterias forbesi
SaithePollachius virens
Shore CrabCarcinus maenas
Common StarfishAsterias rubens
Jonah CrabCancer borealis
Nearby sites
- 1Norwegian barque Tordenskjold (1879)0.1 km
- 2Royal Canadian Navy gate vessel HMCS Ypres (1940)0.2 km
- 3Dominion Coal Company barges Freeman (date unknown) and Lucia P. Dow (1957)1.2 km
- 4Sea Fury fighter bomber plane (1952)1.8 km
- 5Hudson bomber plane (1944)2.0 km
- 6CN Barges (3), c. 19412.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org