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Articles written by or about Capt. Steve Nagiewicz

New Jersey Shipwreck Diving

• Ferry Boat on the Cape May Reef 2005 by Colleen Diskin Published in the Bergen Record, August 4th, 2005
• Last Redbird is Installed At Borough Hall 2005 by Kim Brown Published in the Queens Chronicle February 3, 2005
• Identifying the Emerald Wreck 2004 by Capt. Steve Nagiewicz published in the NJHDA Journal, Vol, 6 No.3 September 2004 the process by which we discovered the identity of a local NJ Shipwreck.
• Shipwrecks Lure New Jersey Divers 2004 by Lavinia Decastro. The Courier Post. Friday, July 9th 2004. Article explores the history of shipwrecks for local divers
• Subway cars dumped into water for artificial reef. 2003 by Kirk Moore, the Asbury Park Press. October 15th, 2003 with a splash, ocean creatures get a new home on the offshore Shark River Reef.
• Redbirds find new life in reef off the New Jersey Coast. 2003 by Bob Ivry, the Record Newspaper. October 15th, 2003 News story about the sinking of 50 cars on the Shark River Offshore Reef.
• Tragedy on the Seas off Barnegat Light by Sue Evrard Islander Weekly Magazine. May 24th, 2002 Story of the sinking of the Gulf Trade and what can be seen diving her.
• Local Waters: Graveyard, Tales Fodder by Sue Evrard, Point Beach / Bay Head Neighborhood Section, The Ocean County Observer Newspaper, April 23rd, 2002 Stories about the sinking of wrecks of the Delaware, Brunette and Cadet.
• Tragedy on the Seas off Barnegat Light: The Gulf Trade by Sue Evrard the Ocean County Observer Sports Section. May 26th, 2002
• The Ghost of Shipwrecks Future - SS Mohawk by Patrick Symmes, reprinted from Outside Magazine, April 2002 a great story about the history of the sinking of the Mohawk as told from a family member who lost a relative there.
• Burial at Sea - WWII Vessel Part of Reef by Erik Larsen. The Asbury Park Press, June 10th, 2000. Story of the sinking of the YOG-58
• Good Reef! Ship Scuttled off NJ by Candace Heckman, The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 17, 1998 Sinking a ship on the reef and why it helps the marine environment and divers
• Trek to a Wreck by Barri Orlow. The Trentonian, August 25th, 1997 NJ Shipwreck diving and the story of SS Mohawk
• NJ Shipwrecks: The SS Mohawk by Capt. Steve Nagiewicz, The Northeast Dive Journal, May/June 1997
• A Vast Undersea World Beckons, with Plenty of Wreckage to go Around by Stacey Hirsch, The Sunday New York Times, June 8th, 1997 Story of the U-Who ( U869 ) and NJ Diving
• Buried Treasures - Shipwrecks Lure Divers David Shaw, The Newark Star Ledger, May 24th 1996 articles about the SS Delaware
• Catching Lobsters Can Be Easy by Steve Nagiewicz, reprinted from Northeast Dive Journal, February-March 1996 Another story on how-to of catching lobsters by divers.
• Dive New Jersey's Northern Wrecks by Steve Nagiewicz, Underwater USA, January, 1994 Top dives on North Jersey Shipwrecks, like the Pinta, Arundo, etc..
• The Wreck of the Lillian by John Geiser, the Asbury Park Press, Sports Plus. September 29th, 1990 the story of the sinking of this ship and what fishermen and divers find on her.
• Beneath The Waves. By Steve Nagiewicz and Herb Segars. Reprinted from New Jersey Outdoors Magazine, July/August 1986Sidelights by Jeanne Toomey, the News Tribune, July 1st, 1985.
• Catching the Elusive 'Bug' by Steve Nagiewicz, reprinted from Underwater USA Magazine, May 1985 How to catch lobsters, tips and ideas.
• Divers Guide to New Jersey by Steve Nagiewicz, Diver Magazine, September 1984. Guide for Canadian Divers to NJ shipwrecks listing the best dives.
• New Jersey's Top Ten Shipwrecks by Stephen D. Nagiewicz, Skin Diver Magazine, September 1983.
• NEW JERSEY WRECK DIVING ABOARD DIVERSION II Northeast Dive Journal, April 1995 Diving Travel
• North Carolina - Morehead City Shipwrecks by Steve Nagiewicz, Underwater USA
• The Florida Keys - Islamorada by Steve Nagiewicz, Underwater USA
• Connecticut's Many Shipwrecks Lure Divers by Steve Nagiewicz, Underwater USA, July 1985 Conn. shipwrecks and dive spots
• Mystic Seaport - Great Family Fun by Steve Nagiewicz, Underwater USA, July 1985 Mystic Seaport as a tourist location.
• Divers Challenged by Long Island Wrecks by Steve Nagiewicz, Underwater USA, August 1984 the best shipwrecks off Long Island for divers.
• Cruising Manasquan New Jersey. By Capt. Ken Kreisler, Power & Motoryacht. April 2001
• Scuba Diving • Secrets of the Deep / Reflections on the Underworld by Jeff Trently, reprinted from The Trenton Times, Sunday Edition, January 13th, 2002.

Boating

• DAN Expertise added to Forum - Use of Monoplace Chambers Discussed by Dan Leigh, reprinted from DAN Alert Diver Magazine August 2002
• Seminar Gives Divers Insight On Brick Hospital Resources by Lawrence Meegan, Asbury Park Press - Local News April 22nd, 2002 Forum with USCG, DAN and Hospital on Hyperbaric treatment of divers in Monoplace Chambers.
• Responsible Diver - Safety, Liability and Risk Awareness by Capt. Steve Nagiewicz, Dive Report, October 1993 First article about the Responsible Diver Program Boating
• Beneath The Waves - Nor'easter Magazine. 2003-2004 Bi-monthly Column, New Jersey Edition
   - A Look from Beneath the Waves...and more, April 9th
   - NJ's Top Ten Shipwrecks, April 23rd
   - Catching the Elusive Lobster, May 7th
   - Spearfishing - Women Divers - Shipwreck Series
   - Identifying the Emerald - Search for Treasure
   - Shipwreck Series -Texas Tower -The Deep, May 21st
   - Making your Boat a dive boat in six easy steps, June 18th
   - NJ Artificial Reef, July 2nd - Searching for Artifacts
   - Shipwreck Series - USS ALGOL
   - Diving into the Weather Capt's Corner
  
• Dive Report Magazine's Monthly Dive Boat Column Monthly Columns by Capt Steve Nagiewicz
   - Marketing Solutions for Charter Businesses - January 2000
   - Insurance Issues - Policy Coverage - June 1999
   - Legislation and Liability - March 1999
   - Build your Dive Boat Business - February 1999
• Get Rigged for Diving - Boat Gear by Daryl Carson, Skin Diver Magazine, March 2000
• Catboats - A Barnegat Bay Tradition by Steve Nagiewicz, New Jersey Outdoors Magazine, July/Aug 1985 Story about the NJ Original sailboat and it's place in Barnegat History

Ocean Topics

• Preserving Our Oceans 2005 by Capt. Steve Nagiewicz, Nor'easter Magazine January 2005
• Ocean Waters was warmer than usual this summer. 2004 By Todd Bates, Asbury Park Press Newspaper, October 21st, 2004
• State may purchase ships for reefs. 2004 By Kirk Moore, Asbury Park Press Newspaper, September 14th, 2004
• Low Oxygen Levels. 2004 By Todd Bates, Asbury Park Press Newspaper, September 14th, 2004
• Cold Ocean Waters. by Todd Bates, Asbury Park Press Newspaper, October 27, 2003
• Drought means Clear Ocean waters. by Todd Bates, Asbury Park Press Newspaper, September 25, 2002
• Brown Waters near beaches by Todd Bates, Asbury Park Press Newspaper, September 10, 2002
• Low Oxygen Levels Threaten Marinelife by Todd Bates, Asbury Park Press Newspaper, August 13th 2002
• Profile of a Wreck Hunter by David W. Shaw, Offshore Magazine, October 1996
• Diving Deep into the Past by David Shaw, Today Section, Newark Star Ledger, September 4th, 1996
• ROVs and Side Scan Sonar open new Underwater Worlds by Steve Nagiewicz, Underwater USA, November 1993
• NUMA By Stephen D. Nagiewicz, Skin Diver Magazine, November 1984 Profile of author Clive Cussler and his Marine Agency for finding historic shipwrecks.

Miscellaneous

• Have Guts, Will Travel by Michael Gebicki, Qantas-In Flight Magazine, November 2001 Story about The Explorers Club.
• Brick Bulletin. Ocean County Tourism, December 2003
• New Jersey Historical Divers Association Symposium April 24th, Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook.

Author's Note There have been many stories ( too numerous to list here ) written about shipwrecks, the NJ Artificial Reef Program, Oxygen in-water sampling, shark attacks, whale beaching and ocean topics that used information, pictures and opinions from Captain Steve Nagiewicz.

Also many stories about exploration and The Explorers Club have featured information, opinions and quotes from Steve Nagiewicz.

This web site was used as reference source for several books and research projects.

• Most notably a book called Close to Shore, the True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence by Michael Capuzzo , Broadway Books, New York 2001 about shark attacks along the New Jersey Coast in 1916.
  
• References to Capt. Steve can also be found in the excellent book: Deep Descent, Adventures and Death Diving the Andrea Doria by Kevin F. McMurray. Pocket Books, New York. 2001.
  
• And most recently Steve has been included in one chapter of Clive Cussler's newest book; SEA HUNTERS II.
  
  
• Capt. Steve was a consultant for news stories on:
  - NBC TV New York,
  - WOR 9,
  - WPIX 11,
  - New Jersey Network TV 12,
  - WOBM,
  - the Breeze Radio
  
• You may also see Capt. Steve on
  NJ Cablevision
  Outdoor Network
  NESN Divers Down TV
  MSG  Dan Berg's Wreck Valley, NY1
  
• He can also be seen on the Discovery Channel’s hour-long Television production of SS Andrea Doria - A journey of Adventure, by John Joslyn and John Tindall
  
• and for contributions to the History Channel series for episodes of the Deep Sea Detectives.