Long Island East Dive Sites Chart

Long Island - East Chart

NOAA chart 12353
Chart 12353


Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:
1937, Bethlehem Beaumont, Beaumont TX USA
Specs:
( 68 ft ) 4 crew
Sunk:
Tuesday November 25, 1971
structural failure during storm due to improper modifications - 2 casualties
Depth:
136 ft

Type:
shipwreck, schooner barge, USA ( formerly a clipper )
Built:
1864, Goss & Sawyer, Bath ME USA, as Ocean Signal
Specs:
( 187 x 38 ft ) 1265 gross tons, 4 crew
Sunk:
Wednesday January 26, 1898
foundered in storm - no survivors
Depth:
110 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 !


Montauk Inlet


Shipwreck Larchmont
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, USA
Built:
1885, Goss & Sawyer, Bath ME USA
Specs:
( 252 x 37 ft ) 1605 tons, 351 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Monday February 11, 1907
collision with schooner Harry Knowlton - 334 casualties
Depth:
140 ft

huge paddlewheels; wooden hull draped with fishing nets; hazardous currents & poor viz.