Gate City

Back broken - beyond salvage
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:
1878, Chester PA USA
Specs:
( 254 x 39 ft ) 1997 gross tons
Sunk:
Thursday February 8, 1900
ran aground in dense fog - no casualties
Depth:
25 ft

The Gate City lies about 150 ft off the beach in 20 ft of water, mostly buried in the sand, her topography changing as the sands do. The visibility is poor due to the heavy surge, which can also make the dive dangerous. There are many jagged pieces of wreckage on which to get impaled. Occasionally, artifacts of value are found. Deadeyes, portholes, and other artifacts show up after big storms uncover different sections.

Shipwreck Gate City
Long Island Shore Diver

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fish anatomy

Fins come in a bewildering assortment of designs. Options include long, short, vented, solid, soft, hard, open-heel, full-foot, and a wide range of specious do-dads, most of which solve problems that I cannot confirm even exist. One manufacturer has even come out with fins that are left and right, something that I think must be truly bothersome while gearing up.

The fact is, most fin designs simply miss the mark for New Jersey divers. What is needed here is a solid, tough fin with a generous foot pocket that will hold not just your foot, but also whatever bulky thing your foot is in. This will be at least a 6mm booty, if not a drysuit boot with perhaps several pairs of socks underneath. Simple solid buckles with quick releases are essential. You will be amazed at how strongly your fins may stick onto your feet at the end of a dive. Small vents in the toe of the foot pocket help here, to break the vacuum.

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