Port Jefferson Artificial Reef
Depth: 88 to 94 feet
1.79 nautical miles northeast of Port Jefferson Inlet
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Dive Sites (31/45)
- Type:
- shipwreck, liner, USA
- Built:
- 1897, Chester PA USA
- Specs:
- ( 350 x 42 ft ) 3629 gross tons
- Sunk:
- February 6, 1920; ran aground in storm - no casualties
- Depth:
- 20 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, revenue cutter, U.S. Revenue Service, on loan to U.S. Navy
- Name:
- A tribe of Iroquoian Indians of the eastern New York area.
- Built:
- 1902, Richmond VA USA
- Specs:
- ( 206 x 32 ft ) 980 gross tons, 77 crew
- Sunk:
- Monday October 1, 1917
collision with tanker Vennachar - no casualties - GPS:
- 40°25.025' -73°45.158' (AWOIS 2010)
- Depth:
- 100 ft
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- Type:
- inland tidal river
- Depth:
- 20 ft, mostly a lot shallower
This spot is upstream on the Manasquan River. The diving area is rather small and not very deep. Visibility tends to be poor, and this is worsened whenever an O/W training class is in session, which is often. Also, the current under the bridge becomes very strong, so slack water is essential. For a long time, a dredge barge has been anchored in the channel, but otherwise, there is no boat traffic.
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- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner barge
- Specs:
- 1208 tons
- Sunk:
- Friday June 30, 1933
- GPS:
- 40°25.505' -73°54.071' (AWOIS 1990)
- Depth:
- 80 ft
Nearby are the remains of several other barges.
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This bay is muddy and turbid, although some folks dive the several small wrecks around the inside of Sandy Hook. Bottle hunting around the old piers and pilings in Keyport harbor is also a possibility, but most of the structures along the bay shore are too small and shallow to be of interest. I have scouted the shoreline from Atlantic Highlands to Laurence Harbor, and nothing looks too promising. See also entries on Navesink River and Horseshoe Cove.
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Seriola dumerili
Size
to 60" and 175 lbs. in the tropics
Description
The coloration of the greater amberjack is characterized by a dark stripe on the head which extends from the origin of the first dorsal gin through the eye. The back is blue or olivaceous, and the sides and belly are silvery-white. Occasionally there is an amber or pinkish cast to the body. Juveniles have five or six dark vertical bars along the sides.
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