Long Island Sound Dive Sites Chart
Long Island Sound averages 60 ft in depth, with the greatest depth of over 300 ft at the eastern end. Tidal effects are strongest at the narrow western end, where all the inrushing water flow piles up and makes tidal variations of up to 7 ft. Strong tidal currents are also prevalent, and visibility tends to be poorer than the open ocean, especially at depth.
- 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.
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- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer, yacht, USA
- Built:
- 1906, Consolidated Shipbuilding, Morris Heights NY USA as Galatea
- Specs:
- ( 140 x 18 ft ) 157 tons, 9 crew
- Sunk:
- Sunday April 29, 1923
grounded on Fisher's Island - 1 casualty
More: Thelma Phoebe ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer, USA
- Built:
- May 1846, Jeremiah Simonson, New York NY USA
- Specs:
- ( 320 x 36 ft ) 1112 gross tons, 75 passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Friday November 26, 1846
boiler explosion; then grounded during storm on Fisher's Island - 45 casualties - Depth:
- 20 ft
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Once you get there, suit up at your car and walk down the small stretch of beach till you get near the jetty. Enter the water at your leisure. Once in the water, you can swim north along the jetty to the tip. You may see fish, lobster, crabs and the sort. There are large openings in the rocks that form the jetty. Large enough in fact that you can almost swim into one. I don't advise doing this because getting stuck might be a frightening experience.
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