Jetty / pier
down to 14 m
Barnegat Inlet jetties
Outside face of the north jetty of Barnegat Inlet to 45 ft, where spearfishing is reported to be excellent.
- Advanced
Experienced≤40 m
Stolt Dagali
Dive site in New Jersey wrecks, United States
The 145-foot stern of a tanker lying in 130 ft of water 18 miles off Point Pleasant, its highest point at 65 ft.
- Max depth
- 40 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- Jul–Sep
- Entry
- By boat
The story
In November 1964 the tanker Stolt Dagali collided in dense fog with the Israeli liner Shalom. Her 145 ft stern sank immediately, killing 19 crew members who were asleep in the stern section.
Source: scuba.com
The dive
A wreck dive from a boat. Known for crustaceans.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: scuba.com
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Crustaceans
- Cod
Season in New Jersey wrecks
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jul–Sep.
Source: njscuba.netWhere is New Jersey wrecks?
The point shows the New Jersey wrecks area, not the exact dive site.
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About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.