nj shore wrecks???

[HPT3]

There are a few wrecks within 200yards or so of the beach. Has any one here dove on these wrecks? If so, which ones? What were the conditions? Is there still anything left of them worth diving?

 

[BOATS313]

Most of the shore wrecks might be mess up from sand and waves over the years. If you find one worth doing I'm there. Just not this weekend with 15-20 foot waves forcasted. I also have two kayaks that are perfect for near shore wrecks.

 

[quimby]

You have a bunch to choose from but unless you get a cpl of days of light west wind visibility is generally 5ft or so. But you can be braille to I remember once on the Takannasse wrecks being able to see the image of the Rusland from the beach and on the wrecks I guess 50ft+. That is dam rare and usually Indian summer type thing. The Rusland and Adonis are great to poke on and so is the Western World if the sand Gods smile or totally buried if they frown.
The biggest problem is access so I guess check with some of the local shops and stuff from Dan Berg and the usual. Enjoy, the same sand that hides goodies from you now, has hid'em from me and those before and every now and then they relinquish.

 

[padiscubapro]

HPT3 once bubbled...
There are a few wrecks within 200yards or so of the beach. Has any one here dove on these wrecks? If so, which ones? What were the conditions? Is there still anything left of them worth diving?

I've done many of the NJ beach dives over the years.. the problem is that many are no longer around... nonot by nature but by the beach reclimation projects over the last few years..

Many of the "near shore" wrecks have been completely burried.. a few I know are somehwere out of the water burried under sand...

I have't been down the shore in about 2 years, but last time a bunch of us went along the shore (armed with dan's book) from site to site and realized many are gone for good...

Your best bet is to try and hook up with a few of the local dive stores they can probably tell you waht is still around...

Viz raries from braile diving to some incredible blue water viz.. it all depend on how nasty the surf has been and what direction the wind is comming from..

I knwo a few of them that are near inlest still remain...

 

[ScottyK]

There is only one decent shore wreck that I know of, and it would be a haul for you. The wreck is called "The Culloden" and is off the north side of Montauk Village. It's an 1800's schooner, and is pretty much a debris field at this point, but there are some cannons, and much cool marine life. It's also shallow, with 20' being as deep as you'll get.

There are few good dives out in that area, and an awesome dive boat called The Sea Turtle goes out from there also. They do some stuff out off of Block Island that none of the other local boats do.

Could be a cool Wreck Valley weekend group trip!

 

[NJDiveGirl]

from what I've heard - beach replenishment has covered many of these wrecks!

 

[quimby]

I seriously doubt if covered the Wester World off of Spring Lake and The Rusland and Adonis off of S. Long Branch

 

[NJDiveGirl]

quimby once bubbled...
I seriously doubt if covered the Wester World off of Spring Lake and The Rusland and Adonis off of S. Long Branch

Where exactly is the Wester World?

Regardless, they are doing some SERIOUS beach replenishment in Southern Monmouth County! Need to protect those million (s)dollar homes

 

[mwilding]

NJDiveGirl once bubbled...


Where exactly is the Wester World?

Regardless, they are doing some SERIOUS beach replenishment in Southern Monmouth County! Need to protect those million (s)dollar homes

info on Western World

 

[quimby]

Diversions website with Dan Bergs drawing (good info mwilding) is pretty complete. Way back when we would run across the wreck just to check on the sand gods. We lucked out for a while and I got a couple of cases of dishes and buckets full of all different size brass hinges, and once when the stem sanded out tween the ends of two deck beams was the most perfect demitasse cup I had ever seen. The negetive part to the wreck was on account of the high o2 from the surf everything grew this concrete like I guess coral which It once took me a solid 6hrs to extricate a ironstone water pitcher without cracking it, again it was crazed from exposure but got it out in otherwise perfect condition.
The Rusland and Adonis were always able to yield something, if you poked enough including some silverware and on one day a 112 lb lead bar stamped with Locke & Blackett which I walked into the beach as then we had permission to park behind the Retreat house.