Long Island East Dive Sites Chart

Long Island - East Chart

NOAA chart 12353
Chart 12353

Shipwreck Atlantic
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:
May 1846, Jeremiah Simonson, New York NY USA
Specs:
( 320 x 36 ft ) 1112 gross tons, 75 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Friday November 26, 1846
boiler explosion; then grounded during storm on Fisher's Island - 45 casualties
Depth:
20 ft

Shipwreck Panther
This appears to be a lifeboat davit
Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:
1870, USA
Specs:
( 191 x 36 ft ) 712 tons, 20 crew, including barge crew
Sunk:
Wednesday August 24, 1893
foundered in storm - 17 casualties
Depth:
55 ft

Shinnecock Inlet

The Shinnecock Inlet is located in the Hampton Bays on Long Island. The inlet is one of the only major inlets on the south shore and sees a great deal of boat traffic during the summer months. With that in mind, this inlet also sees a great deal of diver traffic as well.



Shipwreck Gluckauf
Type:
shipwreck, tanker, Germany
Built:
1886, Germany
Specs:
( 300 x 37 ft ) 2307 gross tons
Sunk:
Friday March 25, 1893
ran aground in storm - no casualties
Depth:
0-25 ft

Submarine Defender as rebuilt with sharply raked bow, and her topsides changed, ready for launch at Lake's Bridgeport base. Above her twin propellers is the shutter of a stern torpedo tube. Lake's characteristic pair of amidships planes have been folded up (they are forward and abaft the big conning tower).
Type:
shipwreck, submarine, private
Built:
1906, Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Newport News, VA USA,
as Simon Lake XV
Specs:
( 92 x 13 ft ) 200 tons
Sunk:
1946, scuttled

charter fishing boats
Every inlet and bay has a fleet of charter fishing boats

"Head boats" like the one shown are our major competition every morning - racing out to get to the best spots first. If you want to know why dive boats leave so god-awful early in the morning, this is one reason. Their behavior depends on the captain - many are friendly and accommodating, others are downright rude, and some won't even answer the radio. Dive boats sometimes recover lost anchors for the friendly boats, which can be quite a production, since some of them have very big anchors!