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USS TUCKER

The USS Tucker is one of those wrecks that really tells a story, a destroyer that found an untimely end in its own minefield back in 1942. We love that you can see her sitting upright, largely intact, in just 17 meters of water, making it accessible for most divers. You drop down onto the bow, often greeted by schools of fusiliers swirling around the mast, which is usually thick with them. We typically explore the bridge area first, where sergeant majors dart through the superstructure, before heading aft to the torpedo tubes. They're still there, big and imposing, often hosting a grumpy moray eel or a few lionfish tucked into the shadows. The scale of her is impressive, a 104-meter hull stretching across the sandy bottom. You can swim down the length of her, imagining the crew on deck, a powerful sense of history enveloping you. Our favourite detail has to be the gun emplacements; you can almost picture the 5-inch guns swivelling. It’s a dive that combines history with a really healthy dose of reef life, perfect for anyone who appreciates a good wreck dive without the need for extreme depths.