- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner barge
- Built:
- 1905, T.S. Marvel Shipbuilding, Newburgh NY
- Specs:
- ( 156 ft ) 698 tons
- Sunk:
- Monday March 31, 1924
foundered in storm - Depth:
- 60 ft
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New Jersey Dive Sites (24/31)
- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner barge
- Specs:
- approximately 150 ft
- Depth:
- 80 ft
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The "Sachem" wreck is typical of the remains of many unknown wooden sailing ships that are found off the coast. Three parallel sets of ribs and scattered decking between provide good habitat for lobster. The wreck sits in 60' of water on a clean sandy bottom and visibility is usually good on this site. Fairly large and scattered, it also provides a good opportunity for the spearfisherman.
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- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner barge
- Built:
- 1900
- Specs:
- 703 tons, 3 crew
- Sunk:
- Sunday April 3, 1932
- no survivors - Depth:
- 55 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer, USA
- Name:
- San Saba is a river in central Texas, a tributary of the Colorado River of Texas.
- Built:
- 1879, Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding & Engine Works, Chester PA USA, as Colorado
- Specs:
- ( 306 x 39 ft ) 2458 gross tons, 37 crew
- Sunk:
- Friday October 4, 1918
struck mine laid by U-117 - 30 casualties - Depth:
- 80 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, pilot boat, converted yacht, USA
- Built:
- 1902, Bethlehem Elizabethport, 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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Homarus americanus
Size: to 36" and 45 lbs. (record)
Habitat: subtidal to the edge of the continental shelf, in any sheltered spot
Notes:
Lobsters differ from shrimps in having three pairs of clawed legs, the first with very large claws. Southern "Spiny Lobsters" are only distantly related; freshwater crayfish are closer. Lobsters, or "Bugs", are mainly nocturnal, and feed primarily on living or freshly killed food rather than scavenging on carrion, as was once thought. Although they are predominantly solitary creatures, lobsters do have a sort of social life amongst themselves. Males are more aggressive than females and will form pecking orders among individuals in an area. Female lobsters apparently seek the protection of a male when molting, then mate afterward. Lobsters shed their shells once or twice a year, depending mainly on the temperature.
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