Dive Sites (31/46) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Pocopson

Type:: shipwreck, schooner barge, USA
Built:: 1906, Robert Palmer & Son, Noank CT, USA
Specs:: ( 177 x 35 ft ) 721 tons, 3 crew
Sunk:: Wednesday October 7, 1936
foundered in storm, no casualties
GPS:: 40°12.204' -73°59.257' (AWOIS 1990)
Depth:: 50 ft

Poling Brothers #2

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, USA
Built:: 1863, USA
Specs:: ( 116 x 23 ft ) 159 tons
Sunk:: Wednesday February 7, 1940
struck pack ice - no casualties
Depth:: 65 ft

There are two actual Ponquoque bridges, the new one and the old one. You crossed the new bridge to get to the former Foster Road. The old bridge is where you will probably dive, although nothing is stopping you from diving the new bridge. Don't get caught in the channel between the two bridges, however, because it is considered a channel and it is illegal to dive in a channel in the town of Southampton. With that in mind, there is usually good parking at the bridge, but you will have to do some walking in order to get into the water.

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Port Jefferson Inlet

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Port Jefferson Artificial Reef

Lund's barge

1.79 nautical miles northeast of Port Jefferson Inlet, 0.08 sq miles
Depth: 88 to 94 feet

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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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Princess Anne

Type:: shipwreck, liner, USA
Built:: 1897, Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding & Engine Works, 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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Puszta

Type:: shipwreck, steamer
Built:: 1911, Newcastle, England, as Etolia
Specs:: ( 348 x 50 ft ) 3373 tons
Sunk:: Tuesday April 17, 1934
ran aground on Block Island - no casualties
Depth:: 20 ft

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R.C. Mohawk

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, William R. Trigg, 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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Manasquan River Railroad Bridge

Railroad Bridge

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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