- 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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New Jersey Dive Sites (22/31)
- 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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- Type:
- inland tidal river
- Depth:
- 20 ft, mostly a lot shallower
This spot is upstream on the Manasquan River. The diving area is rather small and not very deep. Visibility tends to be poor, and this is worsened whenever an O/W training class is in session, which is often. Also, the current under the bridge becomes very strong, so slack water is essential. For a long time, a dredge barge has been anchored in the channel, but otherwise, there is no boat traffic.
More: Manasquan River Railroad Bridge ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner barge
- Specs:
- 1208 tons
- Sunk:
- Friday June 30, 1933
- GPS:
- 40°25.505' -73°54.071' (AWOIS 1990)
- Depth:
- 80 ft
Nearby are the remains of several other barges.
More: Ramos ...
Raritan Bay
This bay is muddy and turbid, although some folks dive the several small wrecks around the inside of Sandy Hook. Bottle hunting around the old piers and pilings in Keyport harbor is also a possibility, but most of the structures along the bay shore are too small and shallow to be of interest. I have scouted the shoreline from Atlantic Highlands to Laurence Harbor, and nothing looks too promising. See also entries on Navesink River and Horseshoe Cove.
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- Type:
- shipwreck, lightship, USCG
- Name:
- Named for its job - as the "relief ship" for the other regular lightships along the eastern seaboard.
- Built:
- 1904, New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ USA
- Specs:
- ( 129 x 28 ft ) 631 gross tons, 9 crew
- Sunk:
- Friday June 24, 1960
collision with freighter Green Bay - no casualties - GPS:
- 40°27.144' -73°49.070' (AWOIS 2003)
- Depth:
- 105 ft, main deck at 90
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Beneath the Waves
By Steve Nagiewicz & Herb Segars
Photography by Herb Segars
We have all watched television and marveled at the presentations of renowned underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau, or the movie fiction of Peter Benchley's "Jaws" or "The Deep." they have given us a glimpse into the strange underwater world that few of us get to explore. Yet how many of us have sat along the water's edge and wondered what mysteries must lie beneath the waves?
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