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John Marvin
 NJ
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Max Depth: 61-70ft/19-21m
Entry Type: Boat
Bottom Composition: Sand
Aquatic Life: Plenty To See
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Rating: 3.00 by 1 divers
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John Marvin is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in NJ. This dive site has an average rating of 3.00 out of 5 from 1 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 61-70ft/19-21m.
Type: Trawler, clam dredger
Specs: ( 120 ft ) 5 crew
Sunk: January 16, 1992; winter storm - no casualties
Depth: 70 ft
The John Marvin sank in the same storm as the Valerie E off Long Island. The storm was a surprise "Nor’easter" ( as the TV weathermen are so fond of calling everything nowadays ) that dumped a pile of snow on the region, caused considerable flooding, and quickly raised ten-foot-plus seas, catching the fishing fleet off-guard and scrambling for safe harbors. Not all of them made it.
The Coast Guard got the John Marvin’s entire crew off safely just minutes before the vessel went down. With no casualties, no search, and no mystery, the incident scarcely even made the news - merely a footnote in a report on the Valerie E; and the vessel not even named, in the Asbury Park Press.