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Ellie B

Shipwreck Ellie B
Type:
shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
Built:
1978, Ancient City Boat Yard, St. Augustine, FL USA
Specs:
( 68 ft ) 3 crew
Sunk:
January 17, 1999; ran up on jetty
no casualties
Depth:
15 ft
Shipwreck Ellie B
Book: The Sea's Bitter Harvest

The Ellie B was returning home when she struck the north Manasquan inlet jetty. The winter sea quickly pounded the wooden hull to matchsticks. A few weeks later, nothing remained visible from the surface. The engines and heavy equipment were later salvaged, leaving no trace of the wreck behind.

Ellie B

Sunk photo by Capt. Thomas Hurst courtesy of Capt. Duane Clause

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Clam Dredges, Lost At Sea, Manasquan Dive Sites,

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New Reef Proposal

New Reef Proposal

  1. East Rockaway Inlet
  2. Jones Inlet
  3. Long Branch locomotives
  4. Manasquan Inlet
  5. New Deal
  6. Pinta
  7. Rockaway Inlet
  8. Shark River Inlet

This is my modest proposal for a new reef site that could be shared between New York And New Jersey, something that first occurred to me over 20 years ago. As drawn, it is about one square mile. This site has a lot of advantages:

More: New Reef Proposal ...

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