New Jersey Dive Sites (1/31)
- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer, USA
- Built:
- 1847, England, as Anglia
- Specs:
- ( 195 x 28 ft ) 750 gross tons, 50 passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Thursday June 8, 1865
collision with ship Stadacona - 17 casualties - Depth:
- 150 ft
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"This picture was taken several years ago by my wife, Debbie. We were searching for the Adriatic's lost clam dredge that day. Later, after the sinking, my group of divers was the first to dive on and identify her. I used this picture at the dive site to set the dive plan and objectives."
- Capt. Duane Clause, Porthole II
- Type:
- shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
- Built:
- 1977, Master Marine, Bayou La Bâtre AL USA
- Specs:
- ( 74 ft ) 134 gross tons, 4 crew
- Sunk:
- Monday January 18, 1999
foundered in rough seas - no survivors - Depth:
- 65 ft
More: Adriatic ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, barge
- Built:
- 1877
- Specs:
- ( 180 ft ) 2154 tons
- Sunk:
- 1930s, no casualties
- Depth:
- 40 ft
The Alex Gibson shipwreck is the remains of a wooden barge. The barge was built in 1877 was 180 ft long and displaced 2154 tons. She was sunk in the 1930s and now sits in 40 ft of water on a clean sand bottom.
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- Type:
- shipwreck, scallop dredge, USA
- Built:
- 1968, St Augustine FL USA
- Specs:
- ( 64x20 ft ) 48 tons
4 crew - Sunk:
- Thursday June 29, 2006
collision in fog - 2 casualties - Depth:
- 75 ft
More: Alex Mac ...
no photo available
- Type:
- shipwreck, trawler, USA
- Built:
- 1978, S & R Boat Builders, Bayou La Batre AL USA
as Laura Jo - Specs:
- ( 72 x 21 ft ) 113 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Wednesday, May 7, 2008
"flooded"
More: Alexander ...
The Alexander Hamilton was the last of the steam-powered side-wheel riverboats of the Hudson River Day Line. Built in 1924, she ceased operations in 1971. A well-meaning group pulled the Hamilton from the mud in 1977 and moved her to a temporary berth along the east side of the Navy pier, planning to restore her as a museum. Unfortunately, at the new more-exposed location, the old vessel was sunk and reduced to scrap by a sudden storm in November of that year. The last records indicate that the wreck is still there, and you can even make out the outline on Google Earth.
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The minimum exposure protection you should plan on for New Jersey diving is a full 6 or 7 mm neoprene wetsuit, with equivalent hood, gloves, and boots. A common misconception about wetsuits is that the water inside keeps you warm. This is absolutely false - the less cold water that gets in, the warmer you will be. ( Some folks actually bring jugs of hot water and pour it into their wetsuits just before the dive. ) Once the suit floods and the water inside warms up, you do feel better, but that water got warmer because you got colder. The trick is to keep as much as possible of this warmed water inside the suit, but almost every motion you make will pump out some warm water, and bring in more cold.
Two things will reduce this pumping tendency. The first thing is a properly sized and fitted suit. A wetsuit should be snug, without crushing you, and there should be no large empty spaces inside when you put it on. Many people have a hard time finding a wetsuit that fits just right. The second thing is a well-made suit. Features of a superior wetsuit include:
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