Moriches Artificial Reef (2/2)

Moriches Artificial Reef (historical)

2.4 nautical miles south of Moriches Inlet, 0.54 sq miles
Depth: 70 - 75 ft

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Moriches Artificial Reef

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Shipwreck Pocopson
Mr. Eliassen is reasonably sure that this image is of the Pocopson, on which he sailed as a child when his father was Captain, 1922-1925.
Type:
shipwreck, schooner barge, USA
Built:
1906, Robert Palmer & Son, Noank CT, USA
Specs:
( 177 x 35 ft ) 721 tons, 3 crew
Sunk:
Wednesday October 7, 1936
foundered in storm, no casualties
GPS:
40°12.204' -73°59.257' (AWOIS 1990)
Depth:
50 ft