Barnegat Dive Sites (5/5)
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- Specs:
- Landing Craft?
- Sunk:
- during World War II ?
- Depth:
- 20 ft
This wreck is described only as a "Troop Carrier" from World War II. Given its location, I would guess that what is meant by this is most likely a landing craft; probably lost in an accident during an amphibious training exercise by the Army.
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- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer, Spain
- Name:
- Vizcaya is a Basque province in northern Spain. The Basques are a fiercely independent seafaring people of unknown origin.
- Built:
- 1872, England, as Santander
- Specs:
- ( 287 x 38 ft ) 2458 gross tons, 103 passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Saturday October 30, 1890
collision with schooner Cornelius Hargraves - 60 casualties - Depth:
- 80 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, tugboat, USA
- Built:
- 1900
- Specs:
- ( 61 ft )
- Sunk:
- 1979
- Depth:
- 55 ft
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The diving season in New Jersey begins in June for most of us. Hardy souls in drysuits will dive all year long, but with a good 7mm wetsuit, early June is still chilly. By late July the ocean has warmed up nicely, and it keeps getting warmer through September and doesn't really get cold again until October or even later.
So the peak dive season is June through November, right? Well, not quite. Early August starts hurricane season, and by late August it is in full swing. A couple of good storms and everything is so roiled up that there is almost no point in trying to dive anymore. That's not to say that there can't be a good year with no hurricanes. Barring storms, with a drysuit you could reasonably expect to dive from late April to early December.
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