Continent

Shipwreck Continent
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, Canada
Built:
1931, Netherlands? as Castor
Specs:
( 211 x 45 ft ) 466 gross tons, 14 crew
Sunk:
Saturday January 10, 1942
collision with Byron D Benson ( 7953 tons) - 1 casualty
GPS:
40°25.662' -73°50.736' (AWOIS 2013)
Depth:
130 ft

"mostly intact, dark, and dismal"

The Continent is the northernmost Mud Hole wreck, although it is outside the boundary I have drawn.

Byron D Benson
The Byron D Benson was torpedoed and sunk off North Carolina


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Insects are almost completely lacking in the marine environment. I recall something about saltwater having a very bad effect on their lungless respiratory system ( although this does not affect spiders. ) Insects are quite common in freshwater environments though, both as larvae and adults. A little digging can turn up myriad types, but be careful, some of them can bite very painfully.

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