New Jersey Dive Sites (27/31)
- Type:
- shipwreck, tanker, Norway
- Name:
- Stolt is the name of the line that owned the ship; it translates "proud". Dagali is a mountain valley in Norway.
- Built:
- 1955, Denmark, as Dagali
- Specs:
- ( 582 x 70 ft ) 12723 gross tons, 43 crew
- Sunk:
- Thursday November 26, 1964 ( Thanksgiving day )
collision with liner Shalom ( 25,338 tons ) - 19 casualties - Depth:
- 130 ft, starts at 60 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, sailing ship
- Depth:
- 75 ft
The "Southwest Mohawk" or "Coffee Wreck" is nothing like its namesake. Artifacts found on the wreck indicated that it was a late eighteenth-century sailing ship and not a barge.
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- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner barge, USA
- Built:
- 1919
- Specs:
- ( 281x45 ft )
- Sunk:
- November 28, 1921
foundered in a storm - Depth:
- 85 ft
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- Type:
- collapsed radar platform, USAF
- Built:
- 1955, Portland ME USA
- Specs:
- ( 67 ft above water) 6000 tons, 14 crew (minimum)
- Sunk:
- Sunday January 15, 1961
storm/structural failure/design deficiency - no survivors - GPS:
- 39°47'56.43" -72°40'08.00" (US Navy 2004)
- Depth:
- 180 ft, starts at 110 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck
- Depth:
- 80 ft
The "Three Sisters", as she is called, is an unidentified wooden-hulled vessel. She sits in 80 ft of water some 13 miles south of Atlantic Beach Inlet. She sits on a sandy bottom, spread out over a small area. Her boiler and a 4 bladed propeller are still visible. Wooden beams and planking spread out from the boilers aft towards the propeller. Occasionally some artifacts are found, mostly brass fittings. This is generally a decent wreck for lobsters and spearfishing. This wreck is in a main shipping channel, and large vessels make large wakes, so secure all gear.
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- Type:
- shipwreck, "whale-back" steamer, USA
- Built:
- 1890, AmShip Superior, Duluth MN USA, as Colgate Hoyt
- Specs:
- ( 276 x 36 ft ) 1253 displacement tons
- Sunk:
- Saturday December 25, 1909
ran aground in thick fog - 10 casualties - Depth:
- 14 ft
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Above is the lightship Barnegat, LV-79, 1904, stuck in the mud at the defunct Pyne Poynt marina in Camden. The site and the vessel were acquired by Camden County in 2023. Soon after, the county announced the intention of restoring the vessel, but since then nothing has been done, and I doubt anything ever will be. The vessel is in pretty bad shape, stripped of anything of worth, and Camden has more pressing needs for its budget dollars.
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