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Long Island Sound Dive Sites Chart

Long Island Sound - West Chart

  1. Amsterdam
  2. Atlantic
  3. Barataria
  4. USS Bass
  5. Bayville barge
  6. Black Point
  7. Celtic/Cape Race
  8. Condor
  9. HMS Culloden
  10. Defender
  11. John A. Downs
  12. Essex
  13. Gwendoline Steers
  14. USS G-1
  15. USS G-2
  16. Grecian
  17. Horton's Point / Commodore
  18. Huntington Artificial Reef
  19. HMS Hussar
  20. USS L-8
  21. Larchmont
  22. Lexington
  23. Lightburne
  24. Malden
  25. Matinecock Artificial Reef
  26. Mattituck Inlet
  27. Mattituck Artificial Reef
  28. Montauk Inlet
  29. Mount Sinai Harbor
  30. Myronus
  31. USS Ohio
  32. Olinda
  33. Poling Bros #2
  34. Port Jefferson Artificial Reef
  35. Port Jefferson Inlet
  36. Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant
  37. Smithtown Artificial Reef
  38. Snug Harbor
  39. Thames
  40. Thelma Phoebe
  41. U-853
  42. Volund
  43. Delaware River Water Gap

Long Island Sound - East Chart

  1. Amsterdam
  2. Atlantic
  3. Barataria
  4. USS Bass
  5. Bayville barge
  6. Black Point
  7. Celtic/Cape Race
  8. Condor
  9. HMS Culloden
  10. Defender
  11. John A. Downs
  12. Essex
  13. Gwendoline Steers
  14. USS G-1
  15. USS G-2
  16. Grecian
  17. Horton's Point / Commodore
  18. Huntington Artificial Reef
  19. USS L-8
  20. Larchmont
  21. Lexington
  22. Lightburne
  23. Malden
  24. Matinecock Artificial Reef
  25. Mattituck Inlet
  26. Mattituck Artificial Reef
  27. Montauk Inlet
  28. Mount Sinai Harbor
  29. Myronus
  30. USS Ohio
  31. Olinda
  32. Poling Bros #2
  33. Port Jefferson Artificial Reef
  34. Port Jefferson Inlet
  35. Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant
  36. Smithtown Artificial Reef
  37. Snug Harbor
  38. Thames
  39. Thelma Phoebe
  40. U-853
  41. Volund
  42. Delaware River Water Gap

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.

Long Island Sound Dive Sites

Mattituck Artificial Reef

Mattituck Artificial Reef

  1. Socatean

2.37 nautical miles northwest of Mattituck Inlet, 0.08 sq miles
Depth: 72 to 100 feet

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Thames

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

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Myronus

Type:
shipwreck, three-masted schooner, USA
Specs:
( 118 ft )
Sunk:
Monday August 12, 1907
collision with steamer Tennessee - 4 casualties
Depth:
60 ft

wooden ribs and timbers

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Matinecock Artificial Reef

Matinecock Artificial Reef

  1. 40' steel barge
  2. 46' barge

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Long Island Sound

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Doing It Right?

cave diver
A cave diver. This doesn't look very "minimalist" to me. In fact, this pile of junk would probably get you killed in the North Atlantic.

"DIR" or "Doing It Right" is a system of diving developed by cave divers which involves extremely rigid gear configurations and methodologies. To its adherents, DIR takes on an almost religious significance. For the true follower of DIR, no deviation may be tolerated, because DIR is perfection.

GUE

DIR is designed for cave diving. The usual object of cave diving is to go in and come back out alive. In line with this goal of accomplishing essentially nothing, DIR espouses an absolutely minimal equipment kit: "When in doubt, leave it home." DIR also espouses teamwork, mutual interdependence, and close lock-step buddy diving, things that are pretty much unavoidable in the confines of a cave anyway.

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