Sandy Hook Dive Sites (8/11)

Sandy Hook / Rockaway Inlet

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Shipwreck Relief - Lightship WAL-505
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

Shipwreck Rickseckers
Type:
shipwreck, steamer
Depth:
66 ft

This is the remains of an unidentified vessel which we located in August of 1986. She appears to be an old paddlewheel steamship, but this is only speculation and has yet to be confirmed. The only artifact I've found on this little wreck was a perfume bottle with the name "Rickseckers Perfume" on it, hence the name, Rickseckers.


Type:
shipwreck, schooner, USA
Built:
1886, Rockland ME USA
Specs:
( 225 x 37 ft ) 1556 tons
Sunk:
February 8, 1899; unknown
Depth:
23 ft

aka "Derrick Barge"


Rockaway Artificial Reef

Depth: 32 - 40 ft
1.6 nautical miles south of Rockaway Beach


Round Valley Reservoir
Looking roughly southeast, with the diving cove in the foreground. The natural basin of the valley is evident, as well as one of the two dams, at right. The water level looks pretty high, with a little snow on the ground.
Type:
freshwater artificial reservoir
Depth:
180 ft, but less than 60 ft in the usual area

Type:
shipwreck, barge
Specs:
( 200 x 24 ft ) 485 tons
Sunk:
Saturday November 11, 1939
Depth:
85 ft

carrying a cargo of stone


Horseshoe Cove - Sandy Hook
Looking north, with New York City faintly visible in the distance. Horseshoe Cove is the second from the top, on the bay side.
Type:
bay-side saltwater cove
Depth:
20 ft max

Shipwreck Sandy Hook - Pilot Boat
The Sandy Hook as a private yacht, early in her career.
Type:
shipwreck, pilot boat, converted yacht, USA
Built:
1902, 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

Sandy Hook Artificial Reef

1.6 nautical miles off Sea Bright
Depth: 40-60 ft


Sub Chaser
WW I submarine chasers
Type:
shipwreck, submarine chaser, U.S. Navy
Built:
1917, New York NY USA
Specs:
( 110 x 14 ft ) 85 tons
Sunk:
Tuesday October 1, 1918
collision with tanker Fred W. Waller - 2 casualties
Depth:
45 ft

Sandy Hook Dive Sites

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New York has a very successful 'flying barge' program
Type:
artificial reef, barges
Depth:
30 - 40 ft
Name Description Sunk GPS
46 ft steel Thursday
Aug 22, 2019
40°54.604'
-73°37.477'
40 ft steel Thursday
July 25, 2024
40°54.613'
-73°37.394'

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