Long Island East Dive Sites (3/5)

Long Island - East Chart

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Shipwreck Olinda
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, Portugal
Built:
1887, England
Specs:
( 250 x 36 ft ) 1479 gross tons
Sunk:
Tuesday June 11, 1895
ran aground on Fisher's Island - no casualties
Depth:
20 ft

Shipwreck Panther
This appears to be a lifeboat davit
Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:
1870, USA
Specs:
( 191 x 36 ft ) 712 tons, 20 crew, including barge crew
Sunk:
Wednesday August 24, 1893
foundered in storm - 17 casualties
Depth:
55 ft

Very expensive AI model of the "Pinnacle" if all the water was drained away
Type:
rock pile
Built:
15,000 BC
Specs:
( 30 ft tall, approximately 1 acre )
Depth:
30-75 ft

Ponquogue

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.


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

Shinnecock Inlet

The Shinnecock Inlet is located in the Hampton Bays on Long Island. The inlet is one of the only major inlets on the south shore and sees a great deal of boat traffic during the summer months. With that in mind, this inlet also sees a great deal of diver traffic as well.


Shinnecock Artificial Reef (historical)
( 40.80139, -72.47293 )

2.0 Nautical miles south of Shinnecock Inlet, 0.55 sq miles
Depth: 76 - 84 ft


16-Fathom Artificial Reef

13 nautical miles southwest of Fire Island Inlet, 1.33 sq miles
Depth: 85 to 103 feet


Type:
shipwreck, steamer
Specs:
2388 tons
Sunk:
Friday August 20, 1920
collision with barge Pottsville - no casualties
Depth:
60 ft

Type:
shipwreck, schooner barge, USA ( formerly a clipper )
Built:
1864, Goss & Sawyer, Bath ME USA, as Ocean Signal
Specs:
( 187 x 38 ft ) 1265 gross tons, 4 crew
Sunk:
Wednesday January 26, 1898
foundered in storm - no survivors
Depth:
110 ft

Long Island East Dive Sites

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Hornwort

Ceratophyllum demersum

Size: to 10 ft

Habitat: beneath the surface in quiet waters

Notes: May form dense thickets