African Queen is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located at 222 Wicomico St, Ocean City, MD 21842. This dive site has an average rating of 4.00 out of 5 from 6 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 81-90ft/25-27m. The average visibility is 16-20ft/5-6m.
Depth: 70 ft. A Liberian registered oil tanker which ran aground in a storm at Gull Shoal off Ocean City, Maryland on her way from Cartegena, Colombia to Paulsburo, New Jersey. Built: 1955 Length: 590 ft. All the men aboard were rescued. The owners sold their claim so the wreck was considered un-owned,thus locals took what they could from the ship. Eventually, a storm ripped off the bow section and carried it over a mile away. A tug was able to tow the stern to dry-dock but the bow was never recovered and lies upside down in the sand, a home to large lobster and fish.