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Great Isaac Tug
 NJ
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Max Depth: 81-90ft/25-27m
Average Viz: 21-25ft/6-8m
Entry Type: Boat
Bottom Composition: Sand
Aquatic Life: Plenty To See
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Rating: 5.00 by 3 divers
Spring: Under 50°F/10°C
Summer: 50-55°F/10-13°C
Fall: 50-55°F/10-13°C
Winter: Under 50°F/10°C
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Great Isaac Tug is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in NJ. This dive site has an average rating of 5.00 out of 5 from 3 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 81-90ft/25-27m. The average visibility is 21-25ft/6-8m.
US Navy tug built 1944 in Boston and named after a light house in the Bahamas, 185’x37’ 1117GT collided with freighter Bandierante 4/16/47, half buried on port side at 90’
This was still intact in the early 70’s when I dove it but I hear now it has collapsed in.
From Atlantic Divers website: The
Great Isaac was a large ocean-going tug that sank due to a collision in 1947. The
Great Isaac sits in 90 feet of water and is intact lying on it’s port (left) side. The Great Isaac was a part of the Normandy beach invasion and the captain at the time recieved a bronze start for memeritious duty under fire. It’s sunk about half way into the sandy bottom and it’s rapidly deteriorating. Artifacts are still abundant, since half the wreck is buried and washing out with more access areas. Everywhere there are lobster and fish. Mussels can be scraped from the upper parts of the wreck and are, therefore, cleaner with less sand in them. The
Great Isaac now has many entrances into her inner compartments for divers with experience and training in wreck penetrations.
39/40/00.43N 073/54/58.46W
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCAUx17GXIk&feature=player_embedded