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- Type:
- shipwreck, tanker, USA (Texaco)
- Built:
- 1919, Texas Steamship Company, Bath ME USA
- Specs:
- ( 432 x 56 ft ) 6429 tons, 37 crew + dog
- Sunk:
- Friday February 10, 1939
ran aground on Block Island - no casualties - Depth:
- 30 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, freighter, USA
- Built:
- 1920, Bethlehem Wilmington, Wilmington DE USA, as Maddequet
- Specs:
- ( 327 x 46 ft ) 3482 gross tons, 32 crew
- Sunk:
- Sunday February 26, 1939
collision with freighter Wiegand ( 6568 tons) - no casualties - Depth:
- 150 ft
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Date: May 1968
- Type:
- shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
- Built:
- 1962, St Augustine, FL USA
- Specs:
- ( 66 x 18 ft ) 74 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Monday, Jan 16, 1978
capsized
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Little Egg Artificial Reef
4.0 Nautical Miles off Holgate, 2.05 sq miles
Depth: 50-60 ft [download]
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- Type:
- shipwreck, tugboat, USA
- Built:
- 1907, Neafie & Levy, Philadelphia PA USA
- Specs:
- ( 77 x 21 ft ) 122 gross tons, 13 crew
- Sunk:
- Thursday October 19, 1922
unknown, related to smuggling during Prohibition - no survivors - Depth:
- 80 ft
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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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Octopus vulgaris
Size: see below
Habitat: rocks and coral reefs, all depths
Notes:
The Common Octopus is the most studied of all octopus species. Its natural range extends from the Mediterranean Sea and the southern coast of England to at least Senegal in Africa, as well as the Azores, Canary Islands, and Cape Verde Islands. In the western Atlantic, it ranges from Texas and Florida to New England, although uncommon in colder northern waters. Typical habitat is rocks and coral reefs. Young are planktonic, and total lifespan is only 12-18 months.
O. vulgaris grows to 25 cm in mantle length with arms up to 1 m long. They can weigh up to 20 pounds, although they are usually much smaller. O. vulgaris is caught by bottom trawls on a huge scale off the northwestern coast of Africa. More than 20,000 tons are harvested annually.
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