City of New York
North Carolina · United States
The City of New York was a Norwegian tanker torpedoed by U-160 in March 1942 while sailing without escort during the early desperate months of the Battle of the Atlantic. The wreck lies scattered across the sandy bottom in 24 to 30 metres, her collapsed hull sections hosting a thriving ecosystem of tube sponges, encrusting corals, and schooling fish. The flat, broken nature of the wreck creates ideal habitat for large loggerhead sea turtles, which are regularly spotted resting on the structure or cruising the sandy surrounding seabed.
Conditions
Depth
22 to 30 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually still
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
15 to 25 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
9 to 29°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
| Vis (m) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Current | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Still | Still | Still | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate | Moderate |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Last confirmed Apr 13, 2026 · 1 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Sand Tiger Shark
Last confirmed Sep 30, 2024 · 3 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark
Last confirmed Aug 27, 2025 · 3 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Black Sea Bass
Last confirmed Jul 12, 2025 · 2 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Spotfin Butterflyfish
Last confirmed Jun 1, 2025 · 2 records
Rare
Now and then
Spanish Hogfish
Last confirmed Oct 3, 2024 · 2 records
Rare
Now and then
Spiny Lobster
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Atlantic Goliath Grouper
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear