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Blue Boy

Type:: shipwreck, dry-dock barge
Depth:

I don't know the reason for this offshore barge's name, other than it might well be the real one. Nevertheless, this wood barge, sometimes called a dry dock lies in 120+ of water and is usually a very good lobster dive, albeit a deeper one. Bottom visibility is often cloudy to poor. It's not the best bottom conditions here, but a careful and advanced certified diver can bring home a lot of lobsters for dinner with a dive here. This spot isn't frequently dived.

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Bluff's Wreck / Creole?

Type:: shipwreck, steamer ( assuming it is the Creole ) USA
Built:: 1862, Mystic CN, USA
Specs:: ( 194 x 34 ft ) 1229 tons
Sunk:: March 17, 1868, ran aground in fog - no casualties
Depth:: 20 ft

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Boiler Wreck

Type:: shipwreck
Depth:: 80 ft

a small steel wreck, greatly decomposed

Possibly the remains of the Oklahoma.

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Bonanza

Type:: shipwreck, barge
Depth:: 120 ft

This wreck got its name from the first few divers to get there, who struck it rich in lobsters in its wooden ribs and decking. The wreckage is very well spread out in several lines or walls, with decking off to one side. Near the bow, an overturned piece of decking is home to ling and blackfish. Off to the side lie the winch and small bits of machinery.

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Brian C

Type:: shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1948, New Orleans LA USA, as John Cushman
Specs:: ( 86 x 21 ft ) 136 gross tons, 4 crew
Sunk:: Tuesday November 13, 1979
foundered in storm - no casualties
Depth:: 150 ft

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Brick barge

Type:: shipwreck, barge

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Brigantine Beach Wreck

dredge — Side-scan courtesy of Stockton University

Type:: unknown
Sunk:: unknown
Depth:: 30 ft

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Brigantine Buoy Wreck

Type:: shipwreck, barge
Specs:: ( 200 ft ) 1759 tons, 4 crew
Sunk:: Tuesday November 1, 1932
foundered - no casualties
Depth:: 70 ft

wooden

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Brigantine Inlet

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Bronx Queen SC-635

Type:: shipwreck, submarine chaser, later party boat, USA
Built:: 1942, Camden NJ USA, as SC-635
Specs:: ( 112 x 18 ft ) 99 gross tons, 19 crew, including passengers
Sunk:: Saturday December 20, 1989
foundered after structural failure of aft hull caused by improper modifications - 2 casualties
Depth:: 35 ft

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Swimming Crabs

These crabs have the last pair of legs modified into paddles, with which they are remarkably fast and agile sideways swimmers. Apart from this, they retain the walking and burrowing abilities of other crabs. Swimming crabs are bad-tempered creatures that aggressively defend themselves. Large ones can pinch very painfully, so handle with care!

Blue Crab ( Blue-claw )

Callinectes sapidus

Profile by Bill Figley
and Ray Townsend

Size:
to 9" across

Range:
Cape Cod to Texas

Habitat:
Bays and estuaries, sometimes found in freshwater, spend their winters in the mud.

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