New Jersey Scuba Diving

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.