| Capt. Rick Jaszyn pilots the Sea Lion out
of Brielle. One of Rick's claims to fame is the recovery
of the bell and identification of the Durley Chine, a
wreck about 80 miles off the New Jersey coast. |
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Veteran wrecker Nancy Eberly celebrates her 49th
birthday out on her special wreck (she said it was okay
if I mentioned her age!). This only goes to prove that
consistent, active wreck diving will keep you looking at
least 10 years younger than you really are! |
| Rick Jaszyn assists Greg DeMetro in
suiting up prior to going digging. Greg is one of the
most successful "digging" wreck divers in New
Jersey. He will go to wrecks which no one else wants to
go to because they have been "cleaned out", and
come back with absolutely amazing and beautiful stuff! |
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Jersey wrecker Greg DeMetro heads off to
work! |
| Rick Jaszyn assists Al Pyatak. Al is also
a digging expert and always has new artifacts on display
after every weekend in his dive shop! You can view a few
of them at the Atlantic
Artifact Museum. |
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Al Pyatak splashes. Interesting twist,
don't you think? |
| This is the tie-in point on Nancy's
Secret Wreck #49. Visibility actually wasn't too bad on
the outside. |
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Gliding over the top of the wreck on the
way to the hold. Most of this wreck is very broken up. |
| Al Pyatak emerges from the tunnel that
goes into the hole which used to be part of the ship's
hold. |
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This image shows the entrance to the tunnel in which
we were working. There is not much to show you past this
point because visibility quickly went to zero due to the
digging in the soft muck. In here it is imparative that
your hoses and everything else are secured, especially
from your front side, because you are going through
jagged metal while reaching into the hole where the
crates are. It is the equivalent of laying on razor
blades! Do not go in here with a trilaminate suit, it
will quickly be ripped to shreds! |
| Chrome-plated brass cappucino cups recovered from the
wreck. Also recovered were art deco bakelite salt and
pepper shakers, and chrome-plated brass napkin rings,
forks and spoons. I have never seen brass
"silver"ware before! |
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Brian Smith with cappucino cups. |
| Rick Jaszyn with cappucino cups. |
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Al Pyatak, pirate diver! |
