Wreck
down to 31 m
Yukon (Wreck Alley)
A 366-ft Canadian destroyer escort lying on her port side at 60–102 ft, carpeted in Corynactis and Metridium anemones.
- Advanced
- Nudibranchs
Open Water≤18 m
NOSC Tower (Wreck Alley)
Dive site in San Diego & La Jolla, United States
A storm-toppled research tower in 30–60 ft, the shallow option in Wreck Alley, with two kinds of anemones and big mussels.
- Max depth
- 18 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Jun–Nov
- Entry
- By boat
The story
The NOSC Tower began its life as a 100-foot tall steel structure off Mission Beach. During an especially severe storm in 1988 a rogue wave slammed into the rig and twisted it into a tangle of metal that now rests on the sea floor.
Source: cadivingnews.com
The dive
A wreck dive from a boat.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: cadivingnews.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
Season in San Diego & La Jolla
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jun–Nov.
Source: divessi.comPrices in San Diego & La Jolla
- One dive
- €87–166
- Try dive
- €188
- Open Water course
- €407–671
Prices found at the area's dive centres, not specific to this site. Details and sources
Where is San Diego & La Jolla?
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About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.