New Jersey Scuba Diving

Vivian

Estelle Phinney
Type:
shipwreck, schooner
Built:
1891, New London, Connecticut, USA
Specs:
( 188 x 39 ft ) 922 gross tons, 10 crew
Sunk:
Saturday December 27, 1907
collision with schooner Elizabeth Palmer, 1 casualty
Depth:
80 ft

A large wooden wreck, with a massive central keel, and very low-lying side walls. Scattered large machinery, chain, and old-style anchor at the west end.

Elizabeth Palmer
The Elizabeth Palmer, a victim of flash photography

The Elizabeth Palmer (2,446 tons) sank in 1915 off Fenwick Island Delaware in a collision in which she sank a two-year-old steel-hulled steamer more than twice her size.

The wreck of the Estelle Phinney was demolished by the RC Mohawk.

The wreck was identified by Dan Lieb of the New Jersey Historical Divers Association.

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Broadbill Swordfish

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

Profile by Bill Figley
Fisheries Biologist

Range and Habitat:
Swordfish are found in temperate and tropical waters. On the East Coast, they extend from the Caribbean to Newfoundland. They occur in New Jersey waters almost year-round but are most abundant from July to October. Swordfish are pelagic, occurring in the open ocean in depths of over 300 fathoms. They prefer waters 55-65°F. During the summer they concentrate along the edge of the continental shelf but move further offshore to the warm Gulf Stream during the winter. Although swordfish are often seen basking on the surface, they spend most of their time deep in the water column.

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