Depth: 50-60 ft
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Dive Sites (23/45)
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Depth: 50-60 ft
( north branch of little Egg Inlet )
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- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner, USA
- Built:
- 1891, Bath ME USA
- Specs:
- ( 201 ft ) 979 tons, 9 crew
- Sunk:
- Sunday March 27, 1914
ran aground in storm - no casualties - Depth:
- 15 ft
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- Type:
- 2 identical small locomotives
- Sunk:
- 1850s ?
- GPS:
- 40.274769° --73.872292° (AWOIS 1991)
- Depth:
- 85 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, sailing ship
- Built:
- 1906, Rockland, Maine, USA, as John D. Colwell
- Specs:
- ( 192 x 39 ft ) 1,042 gross tons, 14 passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Wednesday May 12, 1920
collision with tanker Laramie, no casualties - Depth:
- 95 ft
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- Type:
- oceanfront pier
- Built:
- 1911
- Depth:
- 15 ft?
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Long Island Sound averages 60 ft in depth, with the greatest depth of over 300 ft at the eastern end. Tidal effects are strongest at the narrow western end, where all the inrushing water flow piles up and makes tidal variations of up to 7 ft. Strong tidal currents are also prevalent, and visibility tends to be poorer than the open ocean, especially at depth.
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- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer, Germany
( at time of loss chartered to Ward Lines, see Mohawk ) - Name:
- Macedonia is a region in the southern Balkans, adjoining Greece, and formerly part of Yugoslavia.
- Built:
- 1894, England
- Specs:
- ( 280 x 41 ft ) 2268 gross tons, 19 passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Tuesday June 13, 1899
collision with liner Hamilton ( 3127 tons) - 1 casualty - GPS:
- 40°21.418' -73°56.153' (AWOIS 1991)
- Depth:
- 60 ft
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Ospreys, or "Fish Eagles", Pandion haliaetus, are fairly common along shorelines, marshes, and larger inland waterways. They dive for fish, catching them with their talons - which is quite a sight to see. At the last moment in its headlong plunge, the bird pivots to strike the water feet-first.
At 22", wingspan 54", Ospreys are smaller than eagles, but larger than hawks, and form their own family. Once threatened by DDT, which thins the shells of their eggs and makes them susceptible to breakage, Ospreys have made a great comeback and may be seen around almost any salt marsh. They nest in trees, or on special platforms that are erected for them. Several nesting pairs of Bald Eagles also live in the region.
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