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Cape May Dive Sites (7/9)

Cape May Chart

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Northern Pacific

Type:: shipwreck, liner, USA
Built:: 1915, Cramp Shipbuilding, Philadelphia PA USA
Specs:: ( 509 x 63 ft ) 8256 gross tons, 28 crew
Sunk:: Wednesday February 8, 1922
burned - 4 casualties
Depth:: 140 ft

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Nuphar

Type:: shipwreck, iron-hulled screw steamer
Built:: 1881, England
Specs:: ( 287 x 37 ft ) 1963 gross tons
Sunk:: Saturday September 23, 1882
ran aground - no casualties

Coast Guard records denote this wreck as "disproved" - no longer there. It was removed as a hazard to navigation. Nuphar is the genus name for Water Lilies.

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Ocean City Artificial Reef

4.5 Nautical Miles off Ocean City
Depth: 55-70 ft [download]

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Oklahoma

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, USA
Built:: 1908, New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ USA
Specs:: ( 419 x 55 ft ) 5853 gross tons, 38 crew
Sunk:: Sunday January 4, 1914
broke in half in storm - 25 casualties

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Patrice McAllister

Type:: shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1919, Johnson Iron Works, New Orleans LA USA, as Degrey
Specs:: ( 94 x 24 ft ) 201 gross tons, no crew
Sunk:: Monday October 4, 1976
foundered in storm while under tow - no casualties
Depth:: 55 ft

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Pet Wreck

Type:: shipwreck, barge
Specs:: ( 120 ft )
Depth:: 55 ft

The "Pet Wreck" appears to be the remains of a wooden barge sunk in 60' of water 6 miles off Atlantic City. Partially intact but low lying, the wreck is good for both lobster and spearfishing. Look for lobster hiding under the large winch still in place on the forward section of the wreck.

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Poseidon

Type:: shipwreck, iron-hulled screw freighter, USA
Built:: 1914, Scotland
Specs:: ( 295 x 43 ft ) 1909 tons
Sunk:: Wednesday July 31, 1918
collision with freighter SS Somerset
Depth:: 90 ft

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Ranald

Type:: shipwreck, iron-hulled screw steamer
Built:: 1878, Scotland, as Clan Ranald
Specs:: ( 305 x 34 ft ) 2008 gross tons
Sunk:: Tuesday June 4, 1901
foundered when cargo of asphalt melted and shifted - no casualties
Depth:: 40 ft

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RJ Walker / $25 Wreck

Type:: shipwreck, side-wheel steamer USA
Built:: 1847, Joseph Tomlinson, New York NY USA
Specs:: ( 133 x 31 ft ) tons
Sunk:: June 21, 1860
collision with schooner Fanny
Depth:: 85 ft

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Salem

Type:: shipwreck, schooner barge
Built:: 1900
Specs:: 703 tons, 3 crew
Sunk:: Sunday April 3, 1932
- no survivors
Depth:: 55 ft

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Cape May Dive Sites

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Fishing Regulations

Fish

New Jersey now requires registration for saltwater fishing, including lobsters. Registration is free and can be done online at nj.gov/dep/saltwaterregistry.

This listing is for New Jersey waters only - if you cross into New York or Delaware, or Federal waters ( more than 3 miles offshore, ) you are subject to their regulations. Federal regulations supersede state regulations whenever stricter.

Lobster

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