Long Island West Dive Sites Chart

Long Island - West

Long Island West Dive Sites

NOAA chart 12326
Chart 12326

Shipwreck Charles Dunlap
Type:
shipwreck, schooner, USA
Built:
1904, Millbridge ME USA
Specs:
( 225 x 42 ft ) 1498 gross tons
Sunk:
July 22, 1919; ran aground in fog
Depth:
25 ft

Shipwreck Valerie E
side-scan sonar image
Type:
shipwreck, clam dredge
Built:
1968, Palatka FL
Specs:
( 71 ft ) 116 gross tons, 3 crew
Sunk:
Thursday January 16, 1992; winter storm - no survivors
Depth:
75 ft

Kismet Artificial Reef

Depth: 16 - 25 ft
120 yards north of South Beach, between Kismet and National Seashore dock
This reef is very close to land, it could even be a shore dive


Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:
1888, camden NJ USA, as Douglas H. Thomas
Specs:
( 97 x 21 ft ) 148 tons, 9 crew
Sunk:
Sunday December 30, 1962
cause unknown - no survivors
Depth:
40 ft, starts at 20 ft

Shipwreck Coastwise
Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:
1900, Perth Amboy NJ USA
Specs:
( 109 x 24 ft ) 268 gross tons, 17 crew
Sunk:
Monday July 19, 1920
sprung a leak - no casualties
Depth:
110 ft

wooden



Rock Gunnel

Pholis gunnellus

Size
to 12"

Description:
Very slippery, hence the name. Found in coastal waters and inlets, near shore.

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