Wrecks

There is a whole new world to explore right here off the shores of NJ and NY. The wreck diving here is world renowned and is only a short drive away. Join us on any of our local wreck dives and be amazed. For prerequisits and what you need to know explore this section.

Print Wreck Schedule
	Wreck Schedule 2010
What to Bring
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Pre Requisites
	Pre Requisites As the list of sites demonstrates, BWD offers a wide range of options.
Sites
	Alan Martin The Alan Martin was navy oiler built in New York in 1918
	Algol On April 28, 1942, The Arundo was en route from New York to Alexandria, Egypt, via Capetown, South Africa during one of the worst weeks of World War II U-Boat activity.
	Andrea Doria The Andrea Doria was launched in 1951. She had accommodations for 1,241 passengers, and 575 crew.
	APL 31 70 - 130 feet
	Arundo The Arundo now rests in an area called the Mud Hole, 25 miles out of East Rockaway Inlet in 130 feet of water.
	Asfalto The Asfalto is one of the less frequented wrecks off Long Island, New York's south shore.
	Baranger 100-140 ft
	Cape May
	Capt. Bart 60 – 130 ft
	Carolina Formally named the City of Savannah and the La Grande Duchesse, the steamship Carolina was sunk by the U-151 on June 2, 1918.
	Chaparra Today, the Vizcaya is a large low debris field, the highest points being the boilers and engine.
	Choapa Originally named the Helga, this ship was built at the Helsingors Jernsk & Msk building yard in 1937. The Choapa was 292 feet long, 41 feet wide and displaced 1,700 gross tons.
	Coney Island Sunk 9-10-1987 Shark River Artificial reef NJ. The Coney Island was built in 1938.
	Delaware The Delaware's still floating hulk was taken in tow by one of Merrit Chapman's tugs, but she slipped beneath the waves before making it to shore.
	Great Isaac The Great Isaac was a large V-4 class tugboat
	Gulf Trader On March 10, 1942, under the command of Captain Torger Olsen, while en route from Port Arthur, Texas, to New York with a cargo of 80,000 gallons of fuel oil, a torpedo from the U-588 exploded amidships, breaking the tanker in two.
	Hargraves
	Helis Tanker , U.S. Navy
	Intro To Wreck Destination will be chosen when the boat leave the dock.
	Lana Carol This steel hulled, ocean going fishing vessel was built in 1973.
	Lillian The Lillian was built in 1920 by the Bethlehem Ship Building Company and was owned and operated by A.H. Bull Steam Ship Company. She had a 328 foot length and a 46 foot beam, displaced 3,482 tons and was powered by 292 nhp triple expansion engines.
	Mako Mania
	Mary C
	Maurice Tracy 60-70 ft
	Mohawk The Ward Line cruise ship, Mohawk, was built in October, 1926, at Newport News Ship Building & Dry-dock Co.
	Nosite
	Oil Wreck The Ayuruoca, originally named Roland, was built in 1912 by the Akt Ges Wessner Bremen Co. in Germany. She was 468 feet in length had a 58 foot beam, and was powered by coal fired steam.
	Oregon
	Persephone The bow of the Persephone was broken off and towed away by salvagers, the rest of the wreck was blown up by the Coast Guard after being struck more than once by passing vessels.
	Pinta
	Relief Ship The Lightship now rests upright in 110 feet of water, just east of the Ambrose Tower.
	Resor The R.P. Resor was the first vessel built in the United States on the Isherwood Arcform hull design.
	S.S. Chaparra 80 feet
	Sam Berman Sunk 9-10-1987, Shark River Artificial reef NJ.
	San Diego
	San Saba
	Schekus 70-130 ft
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	Stolt The Stolt Dagali was a 583 foot, 19,150 ton Norwegian steel hulled tanker.
	Texas Tower Texas Tower No.4 was a triangular shaped Air Force Radar Tower, or D.E.W. (Distant Early Warning Station) built in Portland, Maine, back in 1957.
	Tolten Formerly named the S.S. Lotta, the Tolten, a 280 foot by 43 foot Danish steamer, was taken over and renamed by the Chilean government when WW II began in Europe.
	Vizcaya The sinking of the Vizcaya was truly a maritime tragedy.
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	Intro To Wreck Diving