Boat Dives

Boat Dives 2012

Date	Location	Time	Depth	Cost	Boat
7/7	Ventura	7am	65-80’	$100.00	Gypsy Blood
7/22	Delaware	7am	70-75'	$100.00	Gypsy Blood
8/5	Resor	6am	70-125'	$125.00	Gypsy Blood
8/19	Stolt	7am	115'	$100.00	Gypsy Blood
9/15	Algol	7am	70-140'	$100.00	Gypsy Blood
10/6	Tolton	7am	85'	$100.00	Gypsy Blood

Boat Dive Trips

Most of the dives scheduled, are aboard the “Gypsy Blood” based out of Manasquan Inlet in Brielle. The Gypsy Blood is a 50’ Evans Custom dive boat. Designed by divers for divers, it has two heads, a fresh water wash down and plenty of room for more than 16 divers and all their equipment and a smooth 20+ knot cruise.

Requirements for all dives: Pony Bottle or redundant air supply, audible signaling device, up line that can be secured at depth and long enough to reach the surface, lift bag or surface marker and a strobe light.
Ventura Tug Saturday July, 7, 2012 Departs: Brielle Time: 7 AM Price: $100.00	One day local dive to the wreck of the Ventura Tug. Dive depth is 65-80ft.                                                                                                         The Ventura Tug, sunk October 17, 1996, sits upright on a sandy bottom and is almost completely intact. This wreck lies in an area of unusually good visibility for an in-shore site. Off the stern about 15 yards, are five M-113 Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) The crushed remains of the pilot house lies upside-down a short distance off to the port side of the wreck, with smaller wreckage by the starboard side. The rudder and propeller may still be seen in a large washout under the stern. Spear fishermen should investigate the APCs and the wreckage of the pilot house for fair-sized blackfish and Sea Bass. Around the top of the deck house you may find large triggerfish, as well as huge schools of baby jacks.
Delaware Sunday, July 22,2012 Departs: Brielle Time: 7 AM Price: $100.00	One day local dive to the wreck of the Delaware. Dive depth is 70ft - 75ft. The Delaware was a coastal steamship carrying general cargo and passengers, and was approximately 250 feet long. On a trip out of New York she caught fire and burned to the waterline, and later sank while being towed by salvagers. The Delaware was powered by a coal-fired steam engine. She was built in 1880 and sunk on July 9, 1898 in 65 to 70 feet of water about two miles off Bay Head, New Jersey. Her broken down charred remains hold many interesting artifacts. The Delaware was also rumored to be carrying $250,000 in gold bouillon.
Resor Sunday August, 5, 2012 Departs: Brielle Time: 6 AM Price: $125.00	One day local dive to the wreck of the Resor. Dive depth is 130ft. On February 27, 1942, the R.P. Resor was traveling from Houston, Texas, to Fall River, Massachusetts when it was torpedoed and burned for days before finally sinking. The Resor hosts some very large lobster, game fish, and scallops. Visibility also tends to be much better out here than inshore. The Resor is now a prominent offshore dive site. Her stern, which is intact, rests on an angle in 130 feet of water. Her stern deck gun, still in place, points to the clean sand bottom.
Stolt Dagali Sunday August, 19, 2012 Departs: Brielle Time: 7 AM Price: $100.00	On a foggy Thanksgiving in 1964, the tanker Stolt was sliced clean in half by a brand new liner. The bow section of the Stolt was salvaged, while the stern section lies crookedly on its starboard side. This is a true multi-level dive. A beginner can have a fine dive around the top of the wreck at 70 ft, while more advanced divers can do considerable exploration and still stay above 100 ft, and real nitrogen-lovers can poke around in the sand down to 130 ft.
Algol Saturday September, 15, 2012 Departs: Brielle Time: 7 AM Price: $100.00	One day local dive to the wreck of the Algol. Dive depth is 70ft to 140ft. The Algol was a Navy transport ship that had a long and successful service career. After lying in the mothball fleet at Norfolk for some twenty years, she was transferred to the New Jersey Artificial Reef Program and sunk. She is also the largest vessel of any kind sunk in this region. A good dive can be had on this wreck at almost any depth you want.
Tolton Saturday October, 6, 2012 Departs: Brielle Time: 7 AM Price: $100.00	One day local dive to the wreck of the Tolton. Dive depth is 85ft. On March 13, 1942, the Tolten, was travelling to New York when she was struck by a pair of German torpedoes fired from the U-404. The subsequent explosions ripped the ship apart, sending her to the bottom within six minutes. The Tolten's broken up hull can be found lying on her starboard side in 90 feet of water. Most of the remaining structure is found at the bow and stern. Much of the wreckage is overgrown with a luxurious layer of hydroids, anemones, and other marine life. Lobstering is better along the south edge, in and around the fallen masts and hull plates.