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Diving in Quebec

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Diving notes

Behavior to have: respect the environment and the fauna. Watch your buyancy in order not to dammage the shipwrecks. Please take picture and leave the artefact. WARNING be sure to dive a slack tide. At any other time, the shoals near the shore combined with other meteorological conditions can produce strong currents during high or low tide (consult Secrets of the St.Lawrence). The dives are done from the shore (except otherwise). The water current is mild (except otherwise) at low tide. Ask to local authorities. The dives are done in sea water, watch your buoyancy. Raise the weight on your weight belt accordingly. A 7.5mm thick neoprene wet suit is mandatory. A dry suit may be more suitable depending of your comfort habits. Water temperature varies around 4°C (40°F). The shipwrecks are part of a preserve program that a preservation group Groupe de préservation des vestiges subaquatiques de Manicouagan tries to put forward. Bring a certain amount of soft water in order to rince at least your regulator. There is no facility.

Entry points

Note: directions are accurate as possible. It is recommended to go with someone who knows the site. Please take pictures and leave all the artefacts in place.

Site   Depth   Characteristics  TideWeather To display on Google map, click on .  1- Clearwater   Barge which sunk in 1928 at the Pointe du Petit Mai.  2- Étoile de l’Est   Informations to come.  3- Bensheim   Informations to come.  4- Glenallen   Informations to come.  5- Richardson   Informations to come.

Road directions

Approximative travel time : 10:00 hrs From Montreal, take highway 40, heading East toward Quebec City. Follow the directions in order to get to St-Anne-de-Beaupré. While now on road 138 follow up to St.Catherine Bay. From there take the ferry boat to Tadoussac. Follow up the road up to Baie Comeau. You then continue up to Baie-Trinité. Alternative route. Other road directions are possible, please consult a road map. Touristic note: at Bayie-Trinité, you may visit the Centre national des naufrages du Saint-Laurent where an exhibition about shipwrecks on the St.Lawrence.

Diver’s services

Services   Address        Phone        Description  Les Loups Marins 144, Damase Potvin, Baie Comeau 418 295-3440 scuba diving club Plongée Sylvain Sirois 60, De Vaudreuil, Baie Comeau 418 295-6880 aire, dive shop, charter Manic extincteurs 2592, boul. Laflèche, Baie Comeau 418 589-9025 air Gîte du phare de Pointe-des-Monts 1937, Ch. du Vieux Phare, Pointe-des-Monts 418 939-2332 lodging Plongée Petit Pingouin 589, rue Humphrey, Sept-Îles 418 968-9558 air, repairs, rentals, charter

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