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Long Island has many great sites for shore diving. Listed here are just a few for which I have scavenged descriptions. For a complete listing, pick up a copy of Dan Berg's Long Island Shore Diver at your local dive shop, or order it direct from
AquaExplorers.
mostly buried
low debris field
The visibility on this site varies. Average is 10-12ft. This site offers two wrecks which lie in 25 fsw. A British WWI two man reconnaissance submarine and an old wooden barge. They are both within swimming distance from each other. The marine life is fair around these wrecks. There are a few car tires between the two wrecks and you may find an occasional lobster hiding inside them. To locate the barge take a compass heading of 330 degrees from the pilings located on the east side of Greenwich Ave. It takes about 50 kick cycles to reach the wreck. To get to the submarine take a compass heading of 30 degrees from the same pilings. This can be reached in about 30 kick cycles. Both of the wrecks are not intact but make for a good dive.
Directions:
Take the LIE to exit 41 north. This is county road 106/ 107. Take this road until it splits and keep right and stay on 106. Go past Northern Blvd. And make a left on Berry Hill Rd. to the end. Make a left onto Shore Dr. and go to the end. Then make a right onto Bayville Ave. A few blocks on the left is Greenwich Ave.
low debris field, boiler
East Rockaway ( Deb's ) Inlet
The Gate City lies about 150 ft off the beach in 20 ft of water, mostly buried in the sand, her topography changing as the sands do. The visibility is poor due to the heavy surge, which can also make the dive dangerous. There are many jagged pieces of wreckage on which to get impaled. Occasionally, artifacts of value are found. Deadeyes, portholes, and other artifacts show up after big storms uncover different sections.
Back broken - beyond salvage
The Verrazano Narrows at the mouth of the Hudson River.
Looking roughly south: Sandy Hook is barely visible at upper-right, Rockaway inlet at the upper-left, Brooklyn at lower-left, Staten Island at lower-right. The shipping channel is also plainly obvious.
We do not know much about this little wreck. She sits in only 15-20 feet of water just outside the west edge of Jones Inlet. In fact when the wind is howling out of the east this wreck is actually protected or in the lee from Jones Inlets long East Jetty. The Tug is broken down and partly buried. She appears to be a vessel from the late 1800's.
The stripped hulk of the Ohio eventually burned and sank. Today nothing is left but scattered timbers and debris.
low debris field, wooden ribs, boiler
debris field, bow, stern, boiler
I make no claim as to the accuracy, validity, or appropriateness of any information found in this website. I will not be responsible for the consequences of any action that is based upon information found here. Scuba diving is an adventure sport, and as always, you alone are responsible for your own safety and well being.
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