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Offshore Tugboat

Type:: tugboat (?)
Depth:: 100 ft

This is a scattered wreck not far from the Great Isaac, clearly a small steel-hulled ship of some kind. There is a boiler and what looks like the remains of a section of hull sticking out of the sand a foot or two.

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Olsen

Type:: shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
Sunk:: Monday April 17, 1961
Depth:: 65 ft

wooden hull probably completely disintegrated by now

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Park City

Type:: shipwreck, steamer / tugboat, USA
Built:: 1898, Port Jefferson NY USA
Specs:: ( 143 x 28 ft ) 391 gross tons, 9 passengers & crew
Sunk:: Wednesday August 8, 1951
collision with submerged object - 2 casualties
Depth:: 60 ft

low wood debris field, located near offshore sewage pipe outlet, now disused

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Patrice McAllister

Type:: shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1919, New Orleans LA USA, as Degrey
Specs:: ( 94 x 24 ft ) 201 gross tons, no crew
Sunk:: Monday October 4, 1976
foundered in storm while under tow - no casualties
Depth:: 55 ft

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Peerless

Type:: shipwreck, trawler
Sunk:: 1951

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Persephone

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, Panama
Name:: In Greek mythology, Persephone, the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Demeter, was abducted by Hades, the god of the underworld. Eventually, an agreement was reached wherein Persephone would spend part of the year with Hades in the underworld, and the rest with her parents in Olympus, resulting in the seasons: when she is away, her grieving mother, the earth goddess, ignores her duties and the earth becomes barren - winter.
Built:: 1926, Germany
Specs:: ( 468 x 63 ft ) 8426 gross tons, 37 crew
Sunk:: Monday May 25, 1942
torpedoed by U-593 - 9 casualties
Depth:: 55 ft

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Pet Wreck

Type:: shipwreck, barge
Specs:: ( 120 ft )
Depth:: 55 ft

The "Pet Wreck" appears to be the remains of a wooden barge sunk in 60' of water 6 miles off Atlantic City. Partially intact but low lying, the wreck is good for both lobster and spearfishing. Look for lobster hiding under the large winch still in place on the forward section of the wreck.

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Pinta

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, Netherlands
Name:: The Pinta was one of three sister ships named for Columbus' original three vessels, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
Built:: 1959, Denmark
Specs:: ( 194 x 31 ft ) 1000 gross tons, 12 crew
Sunk:: Wednesday May 8, 1963
collision with freighter City of Perth ( 7547 tons) - no casualties
GPS:: 40°13.827' -73°50.625' (AWOIS 1988)
Depth:: 85 ft, starts at 55 ft