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The Norvana, previously the York (frequently still called the York due to the recovery of brass letters spelling out the former alias. In 1944, Navy divers recovered the bell which had the name Lake Gatun, the vessels first identity.), was a 250' long freighter. At some point during her journey northward in January 1942, along the North Carolina coast near the Virginia border, she crossed paths with the U-66. The bow stands high and intact in 110' of water, with the remainder of the vessel broken and twisted. Scrounging amongst the steel wreckage, divers can find numerous portholes, cage lamps, and other brass accoutrements. The wreck is home to abundant marine life, with large tautog and seabass throughout the steel remains. A dive that is made from both Oregon Inlet and Virginia Beach, the Norvana has not seen the number of divers that the John Morgan and other better known wrecks have; the wreck still conceals many artifacts.