New Jersey Dive Sites (20/31) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

New Jersey Dive Sites (20/31)

Dive Sites - New Jersey

Dutch Springs
Willow Springs

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Northern Pacific

Type:: shipwreck, liner, USA
Built:: 1915, Cramp Shipbuilding, Philadelphia PA USA
Specs:: ( 509 x 63 ft ) 8256 gross tons, 28 crew
Sunk:: Wednesday February 8, 1922
burned - 4 casualties
Depth:: 140 ft

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Nuphar

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

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.

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NW Barges

Type:: shipwreck, barges
Depth:: 70 ft

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

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4.5 Nautical Miles off Ocean City, 1.35 sq miles
Depth: 55-70 ft [download]

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Offshore Tugboat

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

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Oklahoma

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, USA
Built:: 1908, New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ USA
Specs:: ( 419 x 55 ft ) 5853 gross tons, 38 crew
Sunk:: Sunday January 4, 1914
broke in half in storm - 25 casualties

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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, Mather & Wood, 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, Johnson Iron Works, 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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New Jersey Dive Sites

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Hose protectors are those funny rubbery tubes that fit over the ends of your air hoses. Their purpose is to prevent the hose from being bent sharply at the connector, which will eventually cause it to fail. However, they are practically impossible to put on. Here's a hint that makes it easy:

Soak the hose protector for a few minutes in not-quite-boiling water. This will make it much more soft and pliable. Then fish it out and jam it onto the hose quickly before it cools and hardens. Be careful not to get water in the hose orifice. Maybe I'm slow, but it took me quite a while to figure out this simple trick.

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