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AEOLUS Sank August of 1988 as an artificial reef. She lies in 110 feet of water and rises to 90 feet. She is 409 feet long and is a good multilevel dive. In 1996 hurricanes broke this wreck into three pieces. The stern sets upright, amidships she lies on her starboard side and the bow section is collapsing. Many divers feel the storm's damage has made this an even better dive.

ASHKABAD Russian freighter sank between April 3 and May 3, 1942. Reportedly torpedoed and sank by gunfire. She lies in 60 feet of water on the tip of Cape Lookout Shoals. A broken and scattered wreck.

ATLASLaying 23 miles east/southeast of the Beaufort inlet, she comes within 90 feet of the surface. She was torpedoed by the U-552 April 9, 1942. Maximum depth is 130fsw.

HMS BEDFORDSHIREThis 170' British armed trawler was torpedoed by the German submarine, U-588. A broken and scattered wreck she lies in 100 feet of water.

CARIBSEA The bottom of this wreck lies at 90fsw with her remains rising to 45 feet below the surface. She was torpedoed March 11, 1942 by the U-158.