Spring Lake Sailor ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Spring Lake Sailor

Type:: shipwreck, schooner barge
Depth:: 75 ft

A large sailing ship, just north of the Sea Girt Reef in 73 feet. Very low-lying. Wreckage consists of three sets of wood walls with some decking. Deep holes for lobsters. Very hard to find and hook. A nice spot for six lobster divers or a small cadre of artifact hunters. Probably over 100 years old. Some brass odds and ends over the years have been found, with some bottles and china, but I suspect she was largely stripped and sank.

-- Capt Steve Nagiewicz

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