Long Island West Dive Sites (2/10) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Long Island West Dive Sites (2/10)

Long Island - West Chart

Dozens of jetties up and down the coast have been cut-though at the base like this one, making them inaccessible to fishermen, but not divers !

Type:: shipwreck, submarine chaser, later party boat, USA
Built:: 1942, Mathis Yacht Building, 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

Probably refers to any of the several harbor lighthouses, which are built on islands of rubble stone and are reputed to be good lobster sites.

Note that many of these fall under New York lobster laws!

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Type:: Celtic - shipwreck, canal tugboat, USA
Cape Race - shipwreck, barge, Oyster Bay NY USA
Built:: Celtic - 1958, Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay NY USA as Russell 10
Specs:: Celtic - ( 85 ft ) 6 crew
Cape Race - ( 150 ft )
Sunk:: Saturday November 17, 1984
barge foundered, pulling tug down with it - no survivors
Depth:: 60 ft

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, Chile
Built:: 1937, England, as Helga
Specs:: ( 292 x 41 ft ) 1700 gross tons, 67 crew
Sunk:: Thursday September 21, 1944
collision with tanker British Harmony, then with freighter Voco ( 5090 tons) while at anchor, then with tanker Empire Garrick - no casualties
Depth:: 195 ft, starts at 160 ft

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wooden

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Type:: shipwreck, tanker, England
Name:: Coimbra is an important city and university in east-central Portugal.
Built:: 1937, Germany
Specs:: ( 423 x 60 ft ) 6768 gross tons, 40 crew
Sunk:: Thursday January 15, 1942
torpedoed by U-123 - 34 casualties
Depth:: 190 ft, starts at 165 ft

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