- Type:
- shipwreck, barge
- Specs:
- 963 tons
- Sunk:
- Wednesday February 17, 1943
possibly collision with Harry Rush - Depth:
- 75 ft
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Dive Sites (15/46)
Dive Sites - pick your starting point
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Fire Island Artificial Reef
2.0 nautical miles south of Fire Island Lighthouse, 1.33 sq miles
Depth: 62 - 73 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, liner, Furness-Bermuda Line, Bermuda
- Built:
- 1913, Scotland, as Willochra
- Specs:
- ( 411 x 56 ft ) 7784 gross tons, 371 passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Wednesday December 18, 1929
collision in fog with liner Algonquin ( see Mohawk ) - no casualties - GPS:
- 40°28.907' -73°54.398' (AWOIS 1991)
- Depth:
- 50 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
- Built:
- 2003, Eastern Shipbuilding, Panama City FL USA
- Specs:
- ( 86 ft ) 196 tons, ? crew
- Sunk:
- Thursday July 17, 2003
cause unknown - no casualties ? - GPS:
- 39°59.46' -73°11.25’ (NOAA 2003)
- Depth:
- 130 ft
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- 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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- Type:
- shipwreck, sailing ship
- Depth:
- 140 ft
a "massive" wooden wreck, at first thought to be the Cayru
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Garden State North Artificial Reef
6.5 Nautical Miles off Harvey Cedars, 1.50 sq miles
Depth: 65-85 ft [download]
Good Times and Queen Mary are plotted from 1989 LORAN numbers. Although the TDs are slightly different, the resulting conversions are identical. It doesn't matter, neither one is still there.
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by Michael C. Barnette
Poly-chlorinated biphenols (PCBs) and heavy metals ( Pb, Cu, Ni, Cd, Zn, Ag, and Hg ) have become an issue of concern with artificial reef development, as popular reef building materials ( e.g., ex-Navy vessels ) may contain quantities of these toxic materials that may potentially be transferred through the food chain. This transference, or bioaccumulation, may have unforseen effects on the marine environment and, ultimately, human health through consumption of contaminated finfish and shellfish harvested from these reefs. However, thousands of ships have met their demise without the environmental cleansing and preparation that artificial reefs require, perhaps posing a potentially greater health risk to consumers and divers.
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