Long Island Sound Dive Sites Chart
- 44039
- Amsterdam
- Atlantic
- Barataria
- Bass
- Bayville
- Black Point
- Celtic/Cape Race
- Condor
- Culloden
- Downs
- Essex
- G Steers
- G-1
- G-2
- Grecian
- Horton's Point
- Huntington
- L-8
- Larchmont
- Lexington
- Lightburne
- Malden
- Matinecock
- Mattituck
- Montauk
- Mount Sinai
- Myronus
- Ohio
- Olinda
- Poling Bros
- Port Jefferson
- Shoreham
- Smithtown
- Snug Harbor
- Thames
- Thelma
- U-853
- Volund
- Water Gap
Long Island Sound averages 60 ft in depth, with the greatest depth of over 300 ft at the eastern end. Tidal effects are strongest at the narrow western end, where all the inrushing water flow piles up and makes tidal variations of up to 7 ft. Strong tidal currents are also prevalent, and visibility tends to be poorer than the open ocean, especially at depth.
Now, most people would look at the heading on the page and think that I was crazy for diving near a nuclear power plant. Just to calm your fears, this power plant was never brought online, so there is no chance of getting radiated at this location (barring a nuclear war while you're diving). With that said, Shoreham can be a very interesting dive. Located on the north shore of Long Island (I don't know the name of the town, look on a map), it is a shallow dive with an average depth of around 16 ft. Visibility tends to be anywhere from 3 to 10 ft.
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- Type:
- shipwreck, tugboat, USA
- Specs:
- ( 113 ft ) 8 crew
- Sunk:
- Sunday March 3, 1985
collision with one of its own barges - no casualties - Depth:
- 230 ft
More: John A. Downs ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer, yacht, USA
- Built:
- 1906, Morris Heights NY USA as Galeata
- Specs:
- ( 140 x 18 ft ) 157 tons, 9 crew
- Sunk:
- Sunday April 29, 1923
grounded on Fisher's Island - 1 casualty
More: Thelma Phoebe ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, frigate, British Royal Navy
- Name:
- The Battle of Culloden, where in 1745 the English army massacred the last of the Scottish resistance ( and much of the civilian population ), completing the English conquest of Scotland.
- Built:
- 1776, England
- Specs:
- ( 170 x 47 ft ) 1658 gross tons, 650 crew
- Sunk:
- Monday January 24, 1781
ran aground in storm - no casualties - Depth:
- 20 ft
More: HMS Culloden ...
Mattituck Artificial Reef
Depth: 72 to 100 feet
2.37 nautical miles northwest of Mattituck Inlet
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