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Block Island (Mohawk wreck)

Cold-water wreck
Depth: 15–40 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterJune-September
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The wreck of the liner Mohawk, sunk in 1935; one of the finest wreck dives on the east coast of the United States.

Depth

15–40 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

10 m

The wreck of the liner Mohawk, sunk in 1935; one of the finest wreck dives on the east coast of the United States.

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Block Island (Mohawk wreck): 45 documented species

Ecosystem

Wreck

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Water temperature

14 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best season

June-September

Recommended certification

Wreck Diver

Approx. price

75 USD / dive

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Best season
June-September
Approx. price
75 USD / dive
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American EelEndangered

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

Atlantic Bluefin TunaEndangered

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

CodVulnerable

Cod

Gadus morhua

North Atlantic Right WhaleEndangered

North Atlantic Right Whale

Eubalaena glacialis

Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

American LobsterLeast Concern

American Lobster

Homarus americanus

MackerelLeast Concern

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Long-finned Pilot WhaleLeast Concern

Long-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala melas

Blue CrabNot Evaluated

Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

American Horseshoe CrabVulnerable

American Horseshoe Crab

Limulus polyphemus

Green CrabLeast Concern

Green Crab

Carcinus maenas

Short-beaked Common DolphinLeast Concern

Short-beaked Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

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