I doubt this is a good place to dive. Even without the river pollution, the bottom is muddy and the water is full of silt. If anyone knows anything different, let me know.
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Cape May Dive Sites (4/9)
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Depth: 22-27 ft [download]
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Depth: 120-140 ft [download]
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- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner, USA
- Built:
- 1904, Deering & Donnell, Bath ME USA
- Specs:
- ( 259 x 45 ft ) 2088 gross tons, 10 crew
- Sunk:
- Wednesday August 14, 1918
shelled by U-117 - no casualties - Depth:
- 60 ft
low debris field mostly buried in the sand
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- Type:
- shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
- Sunk:
- early 1960s
- Depth:
- 50 ft
aka "Southern Pet Wreck"
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- Type:
- shipwreck, tugboat, USA
- Built:
- 1902, Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia PA USA as Charles E. Matthews
- Specs:
- ( 91 x 22 ft ) 164 gross tons, 11 crew
- Sunk:
- Sunday December 9, 1917
foundered in storm - no survivors - Depth:
- 25 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, tanker
- Depth:
- 40 ft
The Evening Star or 'Pig Iron Wreck' appears to be the remains of a tanker that ran aground and broke up. The wreck sits in 40 ft of water and is scattered over a relatively large area.
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5.1 Nautical Miles off Spray Beach
Depth: 55-65 ft [download]
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- Type:
- shipwreck, barge, USA
- Built:
- 1891, Divine Burtis, Brooklyn NY USA, as General Slocum
- Specs:
- ( 235 x 37 ft ) 1284 gross tons, 4 crew
- Sunk:
- Monday December 4, 1911
storm - no casualties - Depth:
- 25 ft ( 30 ft, including mud )
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Rattus norvegicus
Size: 6-8" (body)
Habitat: everywhere
Notes:
Sorry to say, but rats are especially common around watery habitats and are excellent swimmers. They are particularly fond of beaches, marshes, ships, docks, and jetties. The next time you go diving at Shark River, take a careful look in the rocks and you will likely see one or two scampering around, dining on old fishing bait and washed-up detritus, even in broad daylight. The Norway Rat is introduced from the Old World, and in most areas today it is more common than the native Black Rat.
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