New York Dive Sites

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New York Dive Sites


Shipwreck Goulandris
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, Greece
Name:
One of the Goulandris brothers, who's shipping company owned the vessel.
Built:
1910, England, as Maria Stathatos
Specs:
( 362 x 51 ft ) 3750 gross tons, 31 crew
Sunk:
Tuesday December 1, 1942
collision with freighter Intrepido - no casualties
Depth:
190 ft


Smithtown Artificial Reef

1.6 nautical miles northwest of Stony Brook Harbor, 0.05 sq miles
Depth: 30 - 40 ft



Type:
shipwreck, schooner
Depth:
120 ft

The Harvey's Woody is an unidentified wooden schooner that sits in 120 feet of water about 24 miles out of Jones Inlet NY. According to diver Jim Fazzolare diver can find not only low lying ribs but a large pile of anchor chain, a large fluted anchor, and winch. This wreck is excellent for lobsters.


Yellowbar Artificial Reef

900 yards east of the Robert Moses Fixed Bridge, 0.01 sq miles
Depth: 25 - 40 ft


small purse seiner
A small purse seiner. Note the outboard skiff on the stern, used in setting out the net. The net itself is piled on the back deck. The boat's booms handle both the net and the skiff, while the crow's nest on the mast gives a bird's eye view of operations.