Manasquan Dive Sites Chart

AlexMac           Duncan            Roys              Joan LaRie        Glory             Barge 10          Mahogany          Ridge             Leon Walter       Capt Smitty       Marion            NE Sailor         Logwood           Adele             Middle Barge      Olsen             Park City         Rump              Coffee (SW Mohawk) Bonanza           Anastasia         Seaside Crane     Irene             Francis Perkins   Spring Lake Sailor Edhard Winslow    Catherine Jackson Blue Boy          New Jersey        Shark River       German            A Street          Meta              Across            Hankins           Lillian           Klondike Rocks    Gypsy             Goulandris        Balaena           Benson            Drydock           Larsen            Ayuruoca          Vega              Ranger            Pocopson          Pinta             Arundo            Beth Dee Bob      Mud Hole          Stolt Dagali      Cadet             Brunette          Delaware          Manasquan Wreck   Sea Girt Wreck    120 Wreck         Mohawk            Riggy Barge       Hankins           Ida K             Lana Carol        Emerald           Tolten            Maurice Tracy     Gulf Trade        Seaside Pipeline  Thurmond          John Minturn      Bluffs            Lizzie Brayton    Western World     Antioch           Railroad Bridge   Manasquan Inlet   Pliny             Allenhurst Jetty  New Era           L Street          Shark River       Rjukan            Malta             Sandy Hook Chart  Deep Sea Chart    Barnegat Chart    New Deal          LI West Chart     Lavallette Wreck  NJ Coast Chart    Gassoon           Charlemagne Tower Plymouth          Vivian            Hankins           clam boat         Axel Carlson Reef Sea Girt Reef     Shark River Reef  NJ Reefs          Manasquan Reef    dumps             dumps             Granite Wreck

Manasquan Dive Sites

NOAA chart 12326
Chart 12326
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Chart 12323

Shipwreck Pocopson
Mr. Eliassen is reasonably sure that this image is of the Pocopson, on which he sailed as a child when his father was Captain, 1922-1925.
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

Type:
shipwreck, schooner barge
Depth:
80 ft

Very low-lying wooden wreckage of unknown origin. Just a single line of ribs, with nothing off to either side. If sanded-in ( as usual ) this spot can be a complete waste of time.



Type:
sailing ship
Name:
Balaena is an old term for whale, derived from Latin. The name was found inscribed on the ship's bell.
Depth:
170 ft
Shipwreck Balaena

shipwreck, wooden hull full of coal

A wood sailing ship in the Mud Hole at a depth of 170 feet. She was a collier or ore carrier. She is still largely intact, coal in what's left of her holds. Divers tell tales of finding lots of deadeyes, but I haven't seen or heard of one coming from this wreck in many years. Her bell was found to identify her name, but not much else has been discovered about her history. A dive for the very experienced diver. Limited visibility, deep and dark. For those with the technical dive skill, it is a very nice dive.


Logwood
Launching of the John D. Colwell
Type:
shipwreck, sailing ship
Built:
1906, Rockland, Maine, USA, as John D. Colwell
Specs:
( 192 x 39 ft ) 1,042 gross tons, 14 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Wednesday May 12, 1920
collision with tanker Laramie, no casualties
Depth:
95 ft

Type:
shipwreck, trawler

This site is really just a jumble of machinery. Anything resembling a ship has long since disappeared. Various clues around the site would seem to indicate a wooden-hulled trawler, probably built before the war ( WWII ) and sunk sometime after.

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