Rickseckers
- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer
- Depth:
- 66 ft
This is the remains of an unidentified vessel which we located in August of 1986. She appears to be an old paddlewheel steamship, but this is only speculation and has yet to be confirmed. The only artifact I've found on this little wreck was a perfume bottle with the name "Rickseckers Perfume" on it, hence the name, Rickseckers.
She rests on a sandy bottom northeast of Ambrose Light Tower in 66 feet of water. All that remains unburied is her paddlewheel, boilers, and some scattered debris. In 1989, while talking with John Lachenmayer and Frank Persico, I found out that this wreck, which I thought we had discovered, is also known as the Engine Wreck to the Aquarians dive club which has been frequenting it for years.
-- Capt. Dan Berg
from AWOIS: 4300
FE215/76WD(FE1/76WD) -- HANG 3; DIVERS INVESTIGATED HANG; LEAST DEPTH OF 53 FT TAKEN BY DIVER GAUGE; OBSTR COMPRISED OF TWO 6 FT WHEELS CONNECTED TO A SHAFT WHICH LEAD TO MAJOR WRECKAGE; CLEARED BY 49 FT; POSSIBLY A TURBINE WHEEL. (ENTERED MSM 1/86)
H10668/97 -- OPR-C399-RU; 200% SIDE SCAN SONAR SEARCH LOCATED AN OBSTRUCTION WITH AN ES LD OF 53 FEET IN LAT. 40-30-17.920N, LONG. 73-49-12.105W. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS REVISING 49-FOOT WIRE DRAG CLEARED DEPTH TO A 53 OBSTN AS SURVEYED. (UP 12/22/04, SJV)
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