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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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Ramos

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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Ranald

Type:: shipwreck, iron-hulled screw steamer
Built:: 1878, Scotland, as Clan Ranald
Specs:: ( 305 x 34 ft ) 2008 gross tons
Sunk:: Tuesday June 4, 1901
foundered when cargo of asphalt melted and shifted - no casualties
Depth:: 40 ft

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Ranger

Type:: shipwreck, steamer
Depth:: 85 ft

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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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Raritan River

Dive here? You must be kidding !

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Reggie

Type:: shipwreck
Depth:: 105 ft

upside-down steel hull

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Reliable

Type:: shipwreck, trawler
Built:: 1918
Specs:: ( 104 x 15 ft ) 83 tons
Sunk:: May 25, 1949

Krotee has a rather confused listing for a wooden trawler Reliable ( which he also calls Sea Hag ) sunk in this vicinity.

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Relief Lightship WAL-505

Type:: shipwreck, lightship, USCG
Name:: Named for its job - as the "relief ship" for the other regular lightships along the eastern seaboard.
Built:: 1904, New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ USA
Specs:: ( 129 x 28 ft ) 631 gross tons, 9 crew
Sunk:: Friday June 24, 1960
collision with freighter Green Bay - no casualties
GPS:: 40°27.144' -73°49.070' (AWOIS 2003)
Depth:: 105 ft, main deck at 90

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Remedios Pascual

Type:: shipwreck, sailing ship, Spain
Built:: 1885, J. Urquhart, Canada, as Stalwart
Specs:: ( 216 x 40 ft ) 1605 gross tons, 21 crew
Sunk:: Saturday January 3, 1903
ran aground in bad weather - no casualties
Depth:: 25 ft

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Barnacles

Barnacles are the strangest of crustaceans. Imagine a tiny shrimp glued down by the top of its head, with its antennae waving in the current, and you begin to understand what a barnacle really is.

Northern Rock Barnacles ( Balanus balanoides, to 1" ) grow in the intertidal zone, subtidal in places, attached to any hard surface. They are in constant competition for living space with mussels. Mussels grow faster but are more susceptible to drying out. Therefore, mussels quickly take over the lower wetter areas, while barnacles rule in the higher dryer reaches.

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