Long Island East Dive Sites Chart

Long Island - East Chart

NOAA chart 12353
Chart 12353

Texas Tower #4
Type:
collapsed radar platform, USAF
Built:
1955, Portland ME USA
Specs:
( 67 ft above water) 6000 tons, 14 crew (minimum)
Sunk:
Sunday January 15, 1961
storm/structural failure/design deficiency - no survivors
GPS:
39°47'56.43" -72°40'08.00" (US Navy 2004)
Depth:
180 ft, starts at 110 ft

Shipwreck Malden
The Malden had seen better days.
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, USA
Built:
1907, Bethlehem Quincy, Quincy MA USA
Specs:
( 373 x 52 ft ) 5054 gross tons, 42 crew
Sunk:
Sunday September 19, 1921
collision with SS Jonancy - no casualties
Depth:
40 ft

Submarine Defender as rebuilt with sharply raked bow, and her topsides changed, ready for launch at Lake's Bridgeport base. Above her twin propellers is the shutter of a stern torpedo tube. Lake's characteristic pair of amidships planes have been folded up (they are forward and abaft the big conning tower).
Type:
shipwreck, submarine, private
Built:
1906, Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Newport News, VA USA,
as Simon Lake XV
Specs:
( 92 x 13 ft ) 200 tons
Sunk:
1946, scuttled

Shipwreck Gluckauf
Type:
shipwreck, tanker, Germany
Built:
1886, Germany
Specs:
( 300 x 37 ft ) 2307 gross tons
Sunk:
Friday March 25, 1893
ran aground in storm - no casualties
Depth:
0-25 ft

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, tugboat, USA
Type:
Fraser Shipyards, Superior, WI as Frances A. Small
Specs:
( 113 x 31 ft, 850 tons ) 8 crew
Sunk:
Sunday March 3, 1985
collision with one of its own barges - no casualties
Depth:
230 ft

Blue-Green Algae

Most blue-green algae are inconspicuous, forming slimes or velvety coverings on any available surface. Some blue-green algae, not all of which are blue-green in color, are capable of surviving in extreme conditions that kill most other forms of life. Some give off toxins that are harmful or fatal to other forms.