Recent Edits ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

April 12, 2026

Another Future Reef

April 12, 2026

MV John F. Kennedy

MV John F. Kennedy is the last remaining Kennedy-class ferry, formerly operated for the Staten Island Ferry in New York City, New York, United States. It was built by the Levingston Shipbuilding Company between 1963 and 1965 for the Department of Marine and Aviation. The John F. Kennedy operated until 2021, and she was subsequently sold to Paul Italia, Ron Castellano, Colin Jost, and Pete Davidson. As of 2025, restoration of the John F. Kennedy had not yet started.

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July 3, 2026

This is a Sad Thing

July 3, 2026

This is the trailer for a movie that came out several years ago, but I just found out about it. Old hands will recognize the boat - it is the famous SEEKER. From IMDB:

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Andrea Doria

Type:: shipwreck, liner, Italy
Name:: A 16th century Genoese Admiral. This name had been previously carried by a number of Italian warships ( see page bottom )
Built:: 1951, Italy
Specs:: ( 700 x 90 ft ) 29083 displacement tons, 1706 passengers & crew
Sunk:: Thursday July 26, 1956
collision with freighter Stockholm ( 12000 tons) - 46 casualties
GPS:: 40°29.405' -69°52.028' (AWOIS)
Depth:: 240 ft ( 190 ft minimum )

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May 29, 2026

1963 Sears Catalog

May 29, 2026

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Block Island Wind Farm

Type:: windmill towers
Built:: 2016, USA
Specs:: ( 600 ft tall )
Depth:: 0-85 ft

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Pinnacle

Type:: rock pile
Built:: 15,000 BC
Specs:: ( 30 ft tall, approximately 1 acre )
Depth:: 30-75 ft

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USS Algol AKA-54

USS Algol reef — The *Algol* just prior to sinking, November 1991.

Type:: artificial reef, Andromeda class attack transport ( freighter ), U.S. Navy, also known as a "Victory Ship", although often incorrectly referred to as a Liberty Ship
Name:: One of a series of Navy transports named for stars;
Algol is a star in the constellation Perseus, also known as the Demon star.
Built:: 1943, Moore Drydock, Oakland CA USA, as James Barnes
Specs:: ( 459 x 63 ft ) 13910 displacement tons, 429 crew *
* this figure almost certainly includes embarked Marines
Sponsor:: Federal Aid in Sportfish Restoration
Sunk:: Thursday November 22, 1991 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.545' -73°41.450'
Depth:: 145 ft +, starts at 70 ft, main deck at 110 ft

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Mantis Shrimp

Squilla empusa is a species of mantis shrimp found in areas of the western Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico to Cape Cod, from the intertidal zone down to about 500 ft. It excavates and occupies a deep U-shaped burrow in soft sediment, from which it emerges, mainly at night, to feed on fish and invertebrate prey. They grow to a length of 12", although I have only ever seen small ones in the bellies of striped bass.

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