New York Dive Sites (2/15)
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The visibility on this site varies. Average is 10-12ft. This site offers two wrecks which lie in 25 fsw. A British WWI two-man reconnaissance submarine and an old wooden barge. They are both within swimming distance from each other. The marine life is fair around these wrecks. There are a few car tires between the two wrecks and you may find an occasional lobster hiding inside them. To locate the barge take a compass heading of 330 degrees from the pilings located on the east side of Greenwich Ave. It takes about 50 kick cycles to reach the wreck. To get to the submarine take a compass heading of 30 degrees from the same pilings. This can be reached in about 30 kick cycles. Both of the wrecks are not intact but make for a good dive.
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Dozens of jetties up and down the coast have been cut-though at the base like this one, making them inaccessible to fishermen, but not divers !
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- Type:
- shipwreck, collier, USA
- Built:
- 1918, Camden NJ USA
- Specs:
- ( 369 x 55 ft ) 5353 displacement tons
- Sunk:
- Saturday May 5, 1945
torpedoed by U-853 - 12 casualties - Depth:
- 85 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer, USA
- Built:
- 1852, New York NY USA
- Specs:
- ( 225 x 37 ft ) 1556 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Sunday February 20, 1859
ran aground in fog - no casualties - GPS:
- 40°25.641' -73°51.135' (AWOIS 2003)
- Depth:
- 35 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, submarine chaser, later party boat, USA
- Built:
- 1942, Camden NJ USA, as SC-635
- Specs:
- ( 112 x 18 ft ) 99 gross tons, 19 crew, including passengers
- Sunk:
- Saturday December 20, 1989
foundered after structural failure of aft hull caused by improper modifications - 2 casualties - Depth:
- 35 ft
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Tautoga onitis
Profile by Peter J. Himchak
Supervising Biologist,
Marine Fisheries
Range:
Tautog are distributed along the northeast Atlantic coast of North America from the outer coast of Nova Scotia to Georgia. Greatest abundances are found from Cape Cod to the Chesapeake Bay. North of Cape Cod, they are usually found close to shore ( within 4 miles ) in water less than 60 feet deep. South of Cape Cod, they can be found up to 40 miles offshore and at depths up to 120 feet.
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