The Sandy Hook as a private yacht, early in her career.
Type:
shipwreck, pilot boat , converted yacht, USA
Built:
1902, Elizabeth NJ USA, as Anstice , later Privateer
Specs:
( 168 x 24 ft ) 361 gross tons, 26 crew & harbor pilots
Sunk:
Thursday April 27, 1939
collision with tanker Oslofjord ( 16500 tons) - no casualties
GPS:
40°27.556' -73°49.490' (AWOIS 1986)
Depth:
100 ft
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1.6 nautical miles off Sea Bright
Depth: 40-60 ft
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WW I submarine chasers
Type:
shipwreck, submarine chaser , U.S. Navy
Built:
1917, New York NY USA
Specs:
( 110 x 14 ft ) 85 tons
Sunk:
Tuesday October 1, 1918
collision with tanker Fred W. Waller - 2 casualties
Depth:
45 ft
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Type:
shipwreck, clam dredge , USA
Built:
1949, RTC Shipbuilding, Camden NJ, USA
Specs:
( 120 ft )
Sunk:
August 1990
Depth:
65 ft
intact, upright, steel hull
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Sea Girt Inlet is reduced to an outflow pipe. The water it releases is often so contaminated with goose droppings that it causes beach closings for miles around.
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