- Type:
- shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
- Built:
- 1936, Johnson Marine Railway, Crittenden VA USA
- Specs:
- ( 93 x 25 ft ) 113 gross tons
- Sunk:
- early 1980s, burned, no casualties
- Depth:
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Barnegat Dive Sites (2/5)
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- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner, USA
- Built:
- 1889, H.M. Bean, Camden ME, USA
- Specs:
- ( 211 x 45 ft ) 1332 gross tons, 10 crew
- Sunk:
- Saturday October 30, 1890
collision with steamer Vizcaya - no casualties - Depth:
- 80 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, barge
- Specs:
- 963 tons
- Sunk:
- Wednesday February 17, 1943
possibly collision with Harry Rush - Depth:
- 75 ft
More: F.F. Clain ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner, pilot boat, USA
- Built:
- 1876, New York, USA
- Specs:
- ( 78 x 20 ft ) 52 tons, 9 crew
- Sunk:
- Monday January 24, 1887
ran aground - 2 casualties - Depth:
- 80 ft
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6.5 Nautical Miles off Harvey Cedars
Depth: 65-85 ft [download]
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5.1 Nautical Miles off Spray Beach
Depth: 55-65 ft [download]
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- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner barge
- Depth:
- 80 ft
Another schooner barge or sailing ship. Close to shore and very near the Maurice Tracy. It is sometimes a second or third dive because of this. She's in 70 feet of water on a sandy seafloor. Lots of wood walls and some decking, it's been better for spearfishing lately rather than bugs, but that'll depend on when she was last dived. Named after the fishing boat that found the spot.
More: Gassoon ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, tugboat, U.S. War Shipping Administration (Navy)
- Name:
- All the ships of this class were named for lighthouses in the U.S., except for the Great Isaac, which is in the Bahamas.
- Built:
- 1944, General Ship, Boston MA USA
- Specs:
- ( 185 x 37 ft ) 1117 gross tons, 27 crew
- Sunk:
- Wednesday April 16, 1947
collision with Norwegian freighter Bandeirante - no casualties - Depth:
- 90 ft
More: Great Isaac ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, tanker, USA ( Gulf Oil )
- Name:
- One of a series of ships owned by Gulf Oil company, all named "Gulf ____"
- Built:
- 1920, Sun Shipbuilding, Chester PA USA
- Specs:
- ( 430 x 59 ft ) 6776 gross tons, 34 crew
- Sunk:
- Tuesday March 10, 1942
torpedoed by U-588 - 18 casualties - Depth:
- bow - 60 ft ; stern - 90 ft
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I have found no correlation between good visibility and anything else at all. Calm seas certainly don't hurt, but the worst visibility I have ever been in was with a 1-foot surf on the beach. There is however a very good correlation between bad visibility and storms, which is why a single hurricane can end the season.
Other factors which influence visibility are: algae blooms, spawning seasons of some invertebrates, which can fill the water with tiny swimmers, jellyfish ( yes, so many you can't see through them, luckily they don't sting, ) other divers churning up the bottom, and just plain gunk in the water. I don't know how to predict most of these, except to say that if you dive a lot, sooner or later you will see some good visibility. Sometimes in the ocean, the visibility will be different in different depth layers. I have seen the viz go from 3 ft on the way down the anchor line to 20 ft on the wreck.
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