New Jersey Scuba Diving

59-Pounder

Depth:
110 ft

This unidentified wood wreck sits in 110 feet of water 17 miles out of Fire Island Inlet. The wreck was found by Captain Jay Porter the wreck was apparently named for the weight of a large codfish caught on the site. The wreck's wooden ribs only protrude a foot or so out of the sand but divers report that the site is excellent for catching large lobsters. A few years ago Captain Billy DeMarigny found the ship's bell. Unfortunately, no name was on it.

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Comments on 59-Pounder

D J McLoughlin:

January 3, 2023 at 2:57 PM

The January 2023 edition of the Long Island Fisherman magazine credits Capt Al Lindroth with the discovery of this wreck. Photo of the 59 lbs Codfish is included

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Delaware Bay Reefs

Delaware Artificial Reefs

  1. Buchannon barge
  2. Cape Henlopen Buoy
  3. Golden Eagle
  4. P3/Dolphin
  5. pilot boat

Delaware has a string of artificial reef sites in the Delaware bay, but they are of little interest to divers. Most of the sites are quite shallow and perilously close to the shipping lanes, several of them were actually reduced for this reason. The conditions in the bay are hardly good for diving. The reefs consist mostly of concrete rubble from construction in Philadelphia and other cities on the river. Also shown is New Jersey's sole artificial reef in the bay.

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