Hebe – July 10th

Canceled Due To Seas Forecast

Number of Dives on This Charter: 2

Charter Cost: $210

Experiance Level: I – Intermediate: 

• Must have Advanced Open Water or Deep specialty certifications (or equivalent dive experience)
• Divers are required to dive Nitrox.
• Divers can complete Deep or Wreck specialty training on these trips. Students completing one of these specialties will dive with one of our instructors.
• Must be 15 years old

The SS Hebe was a Dutch merchant freighter operating during World War II and is remembered today as one of the notable WWII-era wrecks off the South Carolina coast. In the spring of 1942, the U.S. East Coast was under intense threat from German U-boats during Operation Drumbeat, forcing Allied and neutral vessels to travel under strict blackout conditions at night to avoid detection. On April 11, 1942, while steaming without lights in these dangerous conditions, the Hebe collided with the British armed trawler HMT St. Cathan. The impact was catastrophic. The collision caused severe structural damage, and both ships sank as a result of the accident rather than enemy action. Remarkably, all 31 crew members aboard the Hebe survived, while the St. Cathan suffered significant loss of life, with most accounts reporting around 30 sailors lost.

After sinking, the Hebe settled upright on the seafloor offshore and gradually became part of the Atlantic’s artificial reef system. Over the decades, the wreck has transformed from a wartime casualty into a thriving marine habitat, attracting large schools of fish and earning a reputation as a reliable sand tiger shark site.

Diving the Hebe offers a rare opportunity to experience a tangible piece of WWII maritime history while witnessing how the ocean has reclaimed and repurposed a ship once caught in the dangers of global conflict.

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Book on line with a $50 deposit or  call  us at (919) 341-2787 .