New Jersey Dive Sites (19/30)

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Type:
barge
Depth:
85 ft

Probably so-named because it is the next-closest thing to the Pinta at the same depth. So if that wreck turns out to be occupied by another boat, you get a "New Deal". Seldom visited, so should be good for fish and lobsters. A large and relatively intact barge filled with stones. Known by many other names, depending on who you ask.


Shipwreck New Era
This painting is very bad - the masts and sails are all backwards !
Type:
shipwreck, clipper, USA
Specs:
1300 tons, ~500 passengers & crew
Sunk:
November 13, 1854; ran aground during storm - few survivors


Sandbar Shark
Sandbar Shark
New Jersey State Aquarium - Camden

Volunteer divers at the aquarium assist with food preparation, cleaning and maintaining work area and exhibits, perform dive demonstrations, and assist aquarists when necessary. Volunteer must be a certified diver age 18 years and older with at least 25 logged dives; 5 in the last 2 years and 2 in the last 12 months. Volunteer must be able to commit to 2 eight-hour work shifts per month ( same day every other week. ) Volunteer applications are available at the information desk.


Shipwreck Northeast Sailor
Type:
shipwreck, sailing ship
Depth:
75 ft

The "Northeast Sailor" is the remains of a large sailing ship. The absence of towing bits is an indicator that this was probably not a schooner barge, while the presence of a boiler and steam machinery place the vessel in the mid to late nineteenth century.


Type:
shipwreck, barge
Built:
1918
Specs:
1267 tons
Sunk:
Sunday December 10, 1933
foundered in rough seas
Depth:
70 ft

low lying wood & metal debris field


Shipwreck Northern Pacific
In wartime camouflage paint scheme, with guns at the bow and stern
( obviously retouched by censors. )
Type:
shipwreck, liner, USA
Built:
1915, Philadelphia PA USA
Specs:
( 509 x 63 ft ) 8256 gross tons, 28 crew
Sunk:
Wednesday February 8, 1922
burned - 4 casualties
Depth:
140 ft

Type:
shipwreck, iron-hulled screw steamer
Built:
1881, England
Specs:
( 287 x 37 ft ) 1963 gross tons
Sunk:
Saturday September 23, 1882
ran aground - no casualties
Yellow Water Lily

Coast Guard records denote this wreck as "disproved" - no longer there. It was removed as a hazard to navigation. Nuphar is the genus name for Water Lilies.


Type:
shipwreck, barges
Depth:
70 ft

7-9 unidentified wooden barges. Lots of wood decking and low-lying walls which go a long ways.



New Jersey Dive Sites

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Shipwreck Iberia
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, France
Name:
Iberia is Latin for Spain or the Spanish peninsula.
Built:
1881, Scotland
Specs:
( 255 x 36 ft ) 1388 gross tons, 30 crew
Sunk:
Saturday November 10, 1888
collision with liner Umbria ( 7798 tons) - no casualties
Depth:
60 ft

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