Barnegat Dive Sites Chart

Barnegat Chart

Barnegat Dive Sites

NOAA chart 12323
Chart 12323

Type:
shipwreck, trawler
Built:
1918
Specs:
( 104 x 15 ft ) 83 tons
Sunk:
May 25, 1949

Krotee has a rather confused listing for a wooden trawler Reliable ( which he also calls Sea Hag ) sunk in this vicinity.


Type:
shipwreck, barge
Depth:
120 ft

This wreck got its name from the first few divers to get there, who struck it rich in lobsters in its wooden ribs and decking. The wreckage is very well spread out in several lines or walls, with decking off to one side. Near the bow, an overturned piece of decking is home to ling and blackfish. Off to the side lie the winch and small bits of machinery.


Type:
shipwreck, barges ( 2 )
Sunk:
Saturday May 26, 1934
foundered in storm - 2 casualties
Depth:
70 ft

Type:
shipwreck, sailing ship
Specs:
965 tons
Sunk:
Wednesday February 17, 1943
possibly collision with barge F.F. Clain
Depth:
80 ft

The Harry Rush is described as a freighter by Krotee, not always the most reliable source. The wreck commonly known as the Harry Rush is a sailing ship. The wreck is the typical three parallel wooden walls, very low-lying, with some steam machinery and chain pile at the west end. The orientation of the wreck is unusual, as if it sank while running for the shore, rather than riding out a storm. The absence of towing bits makes it likely this was a true sailing ship rather than a schooner barge.




FE330SS/89 -- OPR-C147-HE-89; CONTACT #29 FROM SURVEY H-10284/88; SIDE-SCAN SONAR AND DIVER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE REMAINS OF AN OLD WOODEN WRECK; WRECKAGE CONSISTED OF FRAMING AND RIBS BUT NO PLANKING; DIVER LEADLINE LEAST DEPTH OF 41 FT TAKEN ON A MOORING CLEAT WHICH WAS ON TOP OF A VERTICAL PORTION OF THE WRECK, PROBABLY A GUNNEL; WRECKAGE WAS QUITE OLD AND BADLY WEATHERED. (ENTERED MSD 6/91)