Dive Review of Cooper River Dive Charters in
The Continental USA/Cooper River, S.C.

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Cooper River Dive Charters, May, 2007, by Edward Noga, OH, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 10 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 3344.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	I've been diving in the Cooper River for a number of years, searching for that elusive 6-inch Megalodon tooth. Haven't found a whole one yet, but my buddies and I gathered up a lot of smaller fossilized teeth and other goodies on this trip. This type of diving is like going to a museum where you're allowed to take home the exhibits, including arrow points, pre-Columbian and colonial artifacts and whiskey bottles from bygone days. The shark's teeth, from the Megalodon to Great Whites and Makos, and the huge amount of prehistoric animal fossils are the main lure. Everyone finds stuff, too. We came back with turtle shells, deer antlers, ground sloth teeth--an amazing amount of loot. This isn't for beginners, though, since it's blackwater (clean but dark), and the current is rippin' at times. If you're afraid of the dark and gators, pass on it. Most of the diving is very shallow, 18-25 feet, with occasional holes of 45 feet. John Cercopely is an excellent captain with a beautiful, powerful boat. He knows the river well and is good company.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	All over the world, from the Red Sea to Galapagos, Truk to the Caribbean, but especially the Great Lakes. Lake Erie is home.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	currents
Water Temp	70-75°F / 21-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	0-0 Ft/ 0-0 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Come back alive. Pay attention to the captain and he'll direct you to the gravel, where the fossils lie.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	This is blackwater diving, frequently in strong current. Good luck on trying to take photos, although that's not why you go to the Cooper.

Subscriber's Comments

By report author: Edward Noga in OH, USA at Nov 06, 2021 21:05 EST

This is the author of this report. Don't ask me why but the stars are not accurate for several points--I guess I screwed up. Primarily, it is a 5-star dive operator, which I suppose you can figure from the text. I highly recommend it, for experienced divers only.

By Dave Eagleray in Ubud, ID at Nov 06, 2021 21:26 EST

Send me the ratings you want to put in this report and I'll change them for you -- Dave Eagleray, webmaster eagleray@undercurrent.org. Please be specific.

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Dive Review of Cooper River Dive Charters in The Continental USA/Cooper River, S.C.

Cooper River Dive Charters, May, 2007,

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Dive Review of Cooper River Dive Charters in
The Continental USA/Cooper River, S.C.