- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner barge
- Built:
- 1916, Elkton MD USA
- Specs:
- ( 199 x 24 ft ) 474 tons
- Sunk:
- Monday March 31, 1924
foundered in storm, 5 casualties ( see Pocono ) - Depth:
- 65 ft
More: Plymouth ...
Sandy Hook Dive Sites (7/11)
More: Sandy Hook Dive Sites Chart ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner barge
- Built:
- 1905, Newburgh NY (TS Marvel)
- Specs:
- ( 156 ft ) 698 tons
- Sunk:
- Monday March 31, 1924
foundered in storm - Depth:
- 60 ft
More: Pocono "Rudder Wreck" ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner barge, USA
- Built:
- 1906, Noank CT, USA
- Specs:
- ( 177 x 35 ft ) 721 tons, 3 crew
- Sunk:
- Wednesday October 7, 1936
foundered in storm, no casualties - GPS:
- 40°12.204' -73°59.257' (AWOIS 1990)
- Depth:
- 50 ft
More: Pocopson ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, liner, USA
- Built:
- 1897, Chester PA USA
- Specs:
- ( 350 x 42 ft ) 3629 gross tons
- Sunk:
- February 6, 1920; ran aground in storm - no casualties
- Depth:
- 20 ft
More: Princess Anne ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, revenue cutter, U.S. Revenue Service, on loan to U.S. Navy
- Name:
- A tribe of Iroquoian Indians of the eastern New York area.
- Built:
- 1902, Richmond VA USA
- Specs:
- ( 206 x 32 ft ) 980 gross tons, 77 crew
- Sunk:
- Monday October 1, 1917
collision with tanker Vennachar - no casualties - GPS:
- 40°25.025' -73°45.158' (AWOIS 2010)
- Depth:
- 100 ft
More: R.C. Mohawk ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, schooner barge
- Specs:
- 1208 tons
- Sunk:
- Friday June 30, 1933
- GPS:
- 40°25.505' -73°54.071' (AWOIS 1990)
- Depth:
- 80 ft
Nearby are the remains of several other barges.
More: Ramos ...
This bay is muddy and turbid, although some folks dive the several small wrecks around the inside of Sandy Hook. Bottle hunting around the old piers and pilings in Keyport harbor is also a possibility, but most of the structures along the bay shore are too small and shallow to be of interest. I have scouted the shoreline from Atlantic Highlands to Laurence Harbor, and nothing looks too promising. See also entries on Navesink River and Horseshoe Cove.
More: Raritan Bay ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, lightship, USCG
- Name:
- Named for its job - as the "relief ship" for the other regular lightships along the eastern seaboard.
- Built:
- 1904, Camden NJ USA
- Specs:
- ( 129 x 28 ft ) 631 gross tons, 9 crew
- Sunk:
- Friday June 24, 1960
collision with freighter Green Bay - no casualties - GPS:
- 40°27.144' -73°49.070' (AWOIS 2003)
- Depth:
- 105 ft, main deck at 90
More: Relief Lightship WAL-505 ...
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.
More: Contamination Risks of Artificial Reefs and Shipwrecks ...