Long Island East Dive Sites (2/5)

Long Island - East Chart

 1 2 3 4 5  

Shipwreck Gluckauf
Type:
shipwreck, tanker, Germany
Built:
1886, Germany
Specs:
( 300 x 37 ft ) 2307 gross tons
Sunk:
Friday March 25, 1893
ran aground in storm - no casualties
Depth:
0-25 ft

Shipwreck Grecian
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, USA
Built:
1899, Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington DE USA
Specs:
( 263 x 29 ft ) 2825 tons, 34 crew
Sunk:
Friday May 27, 1932
collision with SS City of Chattanooga - 4 casualties
Depth:
95 ft

Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Type:
Fraser Shipyards, Superior, WI as Frances A. Small
Specs:
( 113 x 31 ft, 850 tons ) 8 crew
Sunk:
Sunday March 3, 1985
collision with one of its own barges - no casualties
Depth:
230 ft


Shipwreck Larchmont
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:
1885, Goss & Sawyer, Bath ME USA
Specs:
( 252 x 37 ft ) 1605 tons, 351 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Monday February 11, 1907
collision with schooner Harry Knowlton - 334 casualties
Depth:
140 ft

huge paddlewheels; wooden hull draped with fishing nets; hazardous currents & poor viz.


Shipwreck Lightburne
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

Long Island Sound - West Chart

Long Island Sound - East Chart


Shipwreck Malden
The Malden had seen better days.
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, USA
Built:
1907, Bethlehem Quincy, Quincy MA USA
Specs:
( 373 x 52 ft ) 5054 gross tons, 42 crew
Sunk:
Sunday September 19, 1921
collision with SS Jonancy - no casualties
Depth:
40 ft

Montauk Inlet


Moriches Inlet


Long Island East Dive Sites

 1 2 3 4 5  

colors

You might not think that color matters much, but I prefer light, bright colors for any accessory that I might drop or set down. This includes knives, lights, bags, weights, and many other things. Yellow is my favorite color for this.

Despite the fact that black is really the only cool color for tech divers, I prefer Coast Guard orange uppers on my drysuits. These make you easier to spot, whether in the murk of the quarry, or drifting away on the surface of the Atlantic.

DIR

All equipment must be black. Ha ha - just kidding. You guys can take a joke, right?