New Jersey Scuba Diving

Mixed-up Wrecks

According to Gary Gentile in his book Shipwrecks of New Jersey - South, the following three vessels and four known wrecks may be related as suggested here. Or it could be something else entirely.

Boiler Wreck

Type:: shipwreck
Depth:: 80 ft

a small steel wreck, greatly decomposed

Possibly the remains of the Oklahoma.

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Glory

Glory Wreck — Side-scan courtesy of Stockton University

Type:: shipwreck
Depth:: 70 ft

The "Glory Wreck" is a twisted mass of hull plates and steel spread over a wide area on a sandy bottom. Artifacts are occasionally found: portholes and brass. She is usually a good lobster wreck.

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Kennebec

Shipwreck Kennebec

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, USA
Name:: Kennebec is a county and a major river in the state of Maine.
Built:: 1901, Port Huron MI USA
Specs:: ( 243 x 43 ft ) 2183 gross tons, 29 crew
Sunk:: Saturday June 18, 1921
sprung a leak - no casualties

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Lake Frampton

Shipwreck Lake Frampton

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, USA
Built:: 1918, Lorain OH USA
Specs:: ( 251 x 43 ft ) 2622 gross tons, 38 crew
Sunk:: Monday July 12, 1920
collision with SS Comus - 2 casualties

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Oklahoma

Shipwreck Oklahoma

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, USA
Built:: 1908, Camden NJ USA
Specs:: ( 419 x 55 ft ) 5853 gross tons, 38 crew
Sunk:: Sunday January 4, 1914
broke in half in storm - 25 casualties

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Shookus

Type:: shipwreck
Depth:: 120 ft

A small steel wreck, greatly decomposed.

Possibly the remains of the Oklahoma.

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Southern Lillian

Type:: shipwreck
Depth:: 120 ft

A large steel wreck, partially intact.

Possibly the remains of the Kennebec.

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Sea Anemones

Adult (right) and immature Frilled Sea Anemones — Adult (right) and immature
Frilled Sea Anemones

Sea anemones are found from the intertidal zone to extreme depths. Some live attached to solid objects, others burrow in sand or construct tubes. They feed primarily on plankton.

Sea anemones feed through a mouth located in the center of its tentacles. Waste is regurgitated through the same opening. The tentacles sting zooplankton or fish that pass too close, and the anemone swallows its prey whole. Most anemones cannot sting humans with any noticeable effect.

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