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Type:
shipwreck, wooden something or other
Depth:
155 ft

Type:
shipwreck, trawler
Depth:
80 ft

A very broken-up steel fishing vessel; another victim of bottom draggers and sea conditions. If you can find all of her small pieces while diving here, one or two divers might do very well catching lobsters.


Shipwreck Alex Mac
Type:
shipwreck, scallop dredge, USA
Specs:
64 ft, 48 tons
4 crew
Sunk:
Thursday June 29, 2006
collision in fog - 2 casualties
Depth:
75 ft


Shipwreck Anastasia
Sunk off Barnegat Light ( not plotted. )
Type:
shipwreck, barge / schooner barge
Specs:
1313 tons
Sunk:
Thursday January 26, 1933
four casualties
Depth:
75 ft

Shipwreck Antioch
Note the life-saving breeches-buoy at right
Type:
shipwreck, sailing ship, USA
Built:
1876
Specs:
( 180 ft ) 986 tons, 10 crew
Sunk:
Friday March 27, 1914
ran aground - no casualties
Depth:
20 ft

Probably sanded-in by beach restoration work


Shipwreck Arundo
The Arundo as she appeared just prior to sinking.
Note the locomotives on deck, foreward of the aft mast.
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, Netherlands
Built:
1930, New Castle England, as Petersfield
Specs:
( 412 x 55 ft ) 5163 gross tons, 43 crew
Sunk:
Tuesday April 28, 1942
torpedoed by U-136 - 6 casualties
Depth:
140 ft max; 110 ft min; 125 ft typical


Shipwreck Ayrshire
Type:
shipwreck, sailing ship, England
Sunk:
Saturday, January 12, 1850
grounded in storm - 1 casualty

Manasquan Dive Sites

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Book: The Sea's Bitter Harvest

In January 1999, four clam boats were lost in separate incidents in the span of less than three weeks. First, on January 6, the Beth Dee Bob sank in rough weather with all hands. Two days later, the Cape Fear sank under similar circumstances. On January 18, the Adriatic went down with all hands, one day after the Ellie B ran up on the rocks at Manasquan Inlet. In total, 10 lives were lost, sparking a major Coast Guard investigation into safety practices on commercial fishing vessels.

  • Coast Guard Report

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