New Jersey Scuba Diving

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

The Panther was a 110-foot ocean-going tug with barges in tow. She went down in a severe storm. She is loaded with anemone growth and provides a home for myriad forms of marine life. Fluke, tog, pollock, flounder, bergalls, porgy, sea bass, striped bass, and even cod have been seen and taken here in season. Along with these creatures, lobsters and other crustaceans find their homes in and around where the hull meets the sand. All in all, this is an excellent dive.