Long Island East Dive Sites Chart

Long Island - East Chart

Long Island East Dive Sites

NOAA chart 12353
Chart 12353

Ponquogue Bridge
Shinnecock inlet in the background.

There are two actual Ponquoque bridges, the new one and the old one. You crossed the new bridge to get to the former Foster Road. The old bridge is where you will probably dive, although nothing is stopping you from diving the new bridge. Don't get caught in the channel between the two bridges, however, because it is considered a channel and it is illegal to dive in a channel in the town of Southampton. With that in mind, there is usually good parking at the bridge, but you will have to do some walking in order to get into the water.


Shipwreck Coimbra
Type:
shipwreck, tanker, England
Name:
Coimbra is an important city and university in east-central Portugal.
Built:
1937, Germany
Specs:
( 423 x 60 ft ) 6768 gross tons, 40 crew
Sunk:
Thursday January 15, 1942
torpedoed by U-123 - 34 casualties
Depth:
190 ft, starts at 165 ft

Beach Jetties

Dozens of jetties up and down the coast have been cut-though at the base like this one, making them inaccessible to fishermen, but not divers !


Shipwreck USS L-8
Type:
shipwreck, submarine, U.S. Navy
Built:
1917, Portsmouth Navy Yard, NH USA
Specs:
( 167 x 15 ft ) no crew
Sunk:
Wednesday May 26, 1926
deliberate - torpedo test
Depth:
110 ft

Shinnecock Inlet

The Shinnecock Inlet is located in the Hampton Bays on Long Island. The inlet is one of the only major inlets on the south shore and sees a great deal of boat traffic during the summer months. With that in mind, this inlet also sees a great deal of diver traffic as well.


Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:
1885, USA
Specs:
( 55 ft )
Sunk:
autumn 1973; foundered - no casualties
Depth:
100 ft

Cape May Chart

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