Leon Walter ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Leon Walter

Type:: shipwreck, trawler
Specs:: ( 76 ft ) 3 crew
Sunk:: Monday March 23, 1964
collision - no casualties
Depth:: 80 ft

The Leon Walter was sliced in half by the north-bound oil tanker Hess Bunker while returning to Point Pleasant with a load of clams. The collision occurred shortly after 5 PM in good visibility; the stern section sank immediately. The bow, buoyed by empty fuel tanks, floated and was towed in. The three crew were all rescued unhurt by another fishing vessel. The Walter was 10 years old and valued at $50,000. The Hess Bunker was apparently unharmed and was scrapped in 1972.

T2 tanker — T2-SE-A1 tanker - 523 ft, 16,000 tons max
The *Hess Bunker* was an extended T2 - 605 ft, 23284 DWT tons

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Herrings

American Shad
( right )
Alosa sapidissima

Size: to 30" and over 9 pounds

Habitat: coastal and estuarine waters

Notes:

Oceanic adult herrings spend their days deep and come up to the shallows at night to feed, so you are not very likely to see them. Small ones may be more commonly found in inshore waters. Sometimes the marinas and inlets are full of tiny immature herrings known as "Peanuts." Saltwater herrings ascend rivers to spawn. All herrings are primarily filter-feeders, although larger ones may also be predatory on small fishes, squids, and other prey.

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