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Box Wreck
 Cape Lookout, NC
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Max Depth: 101-110ft/31-34m
Average Viz: 41-50ft/12-15m
Entry Type: Boat
Bottom Composition: Sand
Aquatic Life: Plenty To See
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Rating: 5.00 by 1 divers
Spring: 56-60°F/13-16°C
Summer: 71-75°F/22-24°C
Fall: 50-55°F/10-13°C
Winter: 50-55°F/10-13°C
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Box Wreck is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in Cape Lookout, NC. This dive site has an average rating of 5.00 out of 5 from 1 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 101-110ft/31-34m. The average visibility is 41-50ft/12-15m.
Name: "BOX WRECK"
Type: tow schooner barge (?)
Home Port: unknown
Size: 175-200 ft. (?) x 30-35 ft. (?)
Propulsion: none; demasted sailing ship Date Sunk: 1930’s (?)
Cause: unknown
Location: Cape Lookout, NC
GPS : N34° 11.665’/W76° 22.564’
The Box Wreck is continuous and relative small, and thus is easy to circumnavigate in one dive. The bow end is where the concentration of machinery is, most notably, the two anchors, anchor windless and other mechanical parts. This is also the most likely point to anchor on the wreck as it is the most solid part to tie-in. The few times I have been on the wreck, the current was not a problem and the visibility was over 50 feet. I suspect, given the wrecksite’s relatively far distance from Cape Look Shoals, those good conditions may be close to the norm. Conditions are probably best on an east, south or southeast wind which tends to push the clear Gulf Stream water onto the wreck.
The wreck shape is like a football or watermelon cut in half, laying long-ways, with the flat side down. The wreck rises along its spine in two separate "humps" — a lower one towards the bow and a taller one a midships. The highest of these rises comes up to 25+ feet.
The entire wreck made up of stacks and stacks of encrusted boxes and other cargo. The nooks and crannies of these stacked boxes make ideals homes for small fish, invertebrates, crabs and octopus. Schools of small baitfish often cover areas of the wreck. Because of its relatively shallow depth, ease of diving, and abundance of fishlife, underwater photographers should love this wreck.
http://www.nc-wreckdiving.com/WRECKS/BOX/BOX.HTML
Web site for videos of various wreck sites in the area-
http://www.olympusdiving.com/PhotoGallery/VideoGallery/tabid/115/Default.aspx