- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner
- Sunk:
- circa 1860; cause unknown
- Depth:
- 35 ft
low wood debris field, bottles, coconut shells
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New York Dive Sites (7/15)
Dive Sites - New York
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- Type:
- shipwreck, tugboat, USA
- Type:
- Fraser Shipyards, Superior, WI as Frances A. Small
- Specs:
- ( 113 x 31 ft, 850 tons ) 8 crew
- Sunk:
- Sunday March 3, 1985
collision with one of its own barges - no casualties - Depth:
- 230 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner barge, USA
- Built:
- 1892, Frank W. Wheeler & Co, West Bay City MI USA
- Specs:
- ( 242 x 39 ft ) 1277 gross tons, 5 crew
- Sunk:
- Friday April 3, 1903
holed by explosion - 5 casualties - Depth:
- 130 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, collier, USA
- Name:
- Kenosha, the seat of Kenosha County, is a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan.
- Built:
- 1894, Davidson Shipbuilding, West Bay City MI USA, as Madagascar
- Specs:
- ( 244 x 37 ft ) 1677 gross tons, 12 crew
- Sunk:
- Saturday July 24, 1909
foundered in storm - no casualties - Depth:
- 100 ft
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Kismet Artificial Reef
120 yards north of South Beach, 0.01 sq miles
Between Kismet and National Seashore dock
This reef is very close to land, it could even be a shore dive
Depth: 16 - 25 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer, USA
- Built:
- 1885, Goss & Sawyer, Bath ME USA
- Specs:
- ( 252 x 37 ft ) 1605 tons, 351 passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Monday February 11, 1907
collision with schooner Harry Knowlton - 334 casualties - Depth:
- 140 ft
huge paddlewheels; wooden hull draped with fishing nets; hazardous currents & poor viz.
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- Type:
- steamer, USA
- Built:
- 1835, Jeremiah Simonson, New York NY USA
- Specs:
- ( 207 x 21 ft ) 488 gross tons, 165 passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Monday January 13, 1840
fire - 4 survivors - Depth:
- 125 ft - 150 ft
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by Michael C. Barnette
Poly-chlorinated biphenols (PCBs) and heavy metals ( Pb, Cu, Ni, Cd, Zn, Ag, and Hg ) have become an issue of concern with artificial reef development, as popular reef building materials ( e.g., ex-Navy vessels ) may contain quantities of these toxic materials that may potentially be transferred through the food chain. This transference, or bioaccumulation, may have unforseen effects on the marine environment and, ultimately, human health through consumption of contaminated finfish and shellfish harvested from these reefs. However, thousands of ships have met their demise without the environmental cleansing and preparation that artificial reefs require, perhaps posing a potentially greater health risk to consumers and divers.
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