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New Jersey Dive Sites (21/31)

Dive Sites - New Jersey

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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

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Pipe Barge

Type:: shipwreck, barge
Depth:: 60 ft

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Pliny

Type:: shipwreck, steamer, England
Built:: 1878, England
Specs:: ( 288 x 33 ft ) 1671 gross tons, 55 passengers & crew
Sunk:: Saturday May 13, 1882
ran aground - no casualties
Depth:: 25 ft

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Plymouth

Type:: shipwreck, schooner barge
Built:: 1916, Elkton MD USA
Specs:: ( 199 x 24 ft ) 474 tons
Sunk:: Monday March 31, 1924
foundered in storm, 5 casualties ( see Pocono )
Depth:: 65 ft

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Pocopson

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

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Poseidon

Type:: shipwreck, iron-hulled screw freighter, USA
Built:: 1914, Scotland
Specs:: ( 295 x 43 ft ) 1909 tons
Sunk:: Wednesday July 31, 1918
collision with freighter SS Somerset
Depth:: 90 ft

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Princess Anne

Type:: shipwreck, liner, USA
Built:: 1897, Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding & Engine Works, Chester PA USA
Specs:: ( 350 x 42 ft ) 3629 gross tons
Sunk:: February 6, 1920; ran aground in storm - no casualties
Depth:: 20 ft

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R.C. Mohawk

Type:: shipwreck, revenue cutter, U.S. Revenue Service, on loan to U.S. Navy
Name:: A tribe of Iroquoian Indians of the eastern New York area.
Built:: 1902, William R. Trigg, Richmond VA USA
Specs:: ( 206 x 32 ft ) 980 gross tons, 77 crew
Sunk:: Monday October 1, 1917
collision with tanker Vennachar - no casualties
GPS:: 40°25.025' -73°45.158' (AWOIS 2010)
Depth:: 100 ft

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D-Rings & Fasteners

Diving in the North Atlantic requires a lot more accessory gear than diving in the tropics. This can include knife, spare knife, light, spare light, marker light, flag & line, slate, dive tables, goody bag, spear, spear gun, tickle stick, reel, lobster gauge, lift bags, camera and lights, hammer, and a whole lot more if you are into heavy-duty wrecking, although hopefully not all of it at the same time.

Except for the new pseudo-technical BCs, most BCs just don't have enough D-rings. One solution is to add a few stainless steel D-rings to your weight belt or harness. You can get these ready-made from your dive shop for a few dollars. The best kind are those that are welded onto a slide-buckle so that they stand out rigidly away from your body. D-rings that are not fixed like this will inevitably fold under, making them impossible to use ( or even find ) with thick gloves on. Remember, once you are in the water with your mask on, most of yourself will be out of sight, and you will have to work everything by touch.

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