New Jersey Scuba Diving

Lady Gertrude

Shipwreck Lady Gertrude

Type:: shipwreck, scallop dredge, USA
Built:: 1979, St. Augustine Trawlers, St Augustine FL USA, as Corinne W
Specs:: ( 72 x 26 ft ) 119 gross tons, 3 crew
Sunk:: Monday Aug 15, 2016, broken propeller shaft - no casualties
Depth:: 135 ft

Shipwreck Lady Mary

Shipwreck Lady Mary — Lady Gertrude had not long ago joined the Point Pleasant fishing fleet, from Massachusetts.

Shipwreck Lady Mary — The final position report of the Lady Gertrude, within an hour of sinking.

The boat was running offshore towards scallop grounds near the Chicken Canyon, the deepest part of the Mud Hole, when the prop shaft broke. This caused the boat to flood, and about three hours later it capsized and sank. The crew abandoned ship and was picked up by another fishing vessel. As of fall 2017, the wreck was completely over on its port side, with the deck almost vertical.

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From Day to Day

The North Atlantic is extremely changeable. The aspect that most governs where and when you will ( or even can ) dive is the wave height or the surf. If the surf is pounding on the shore, then it is a good bet the inlet will not be a good dive, let alone the beach. A big surf will even ruin conditions way up the river, say at the Railroad Bridge.

The wave heights on the open ocean will dictate your boat diving. In 1-3 foot seas, the boats can go just about anywhere, all the way out to even the farthest wrecks. In 3-5 foot seas, some boats will do that anyway, but don't count on it. Instead, a closer-in site will be your most likely destination, although perhaps as far as the Pinta or the Mohawk. In 5-6 foot seas you are going to the Delaware, and you'll wish you'd stayed home. Bigger waves than that, and you shouldn't even leave port, although some captains will try. While this may seem like admirable determination on their part ( more like irresponsible greed in some cases! ) you're better off just not going.

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