Ocean Wreck Divers
Ocean Wreck Divers
Established 1978 · New Jersey
The purpose of the club has expanded over the years to include more than just diving with experienced and safety conscious divers. We've taken up some very important causes along the way. We adopted a dune in Ortley Beach, for example, and we lend our voice to ecological issues concerning the Jersey Shore as well as national marine conservation and the building of local artificial reefs.
Ocean Wreck Divers has sponsored the placement of several vessels on three of New Jersey's artificial reefs, including barges, a tugboat, a retired U.S. Coast Guard rescue boat, as well as a retired National Guard tank and a tanker. Ocean Wreck Divers also supports several diving, historical and environmental organizations.
If you are interested in becoming a member of Ocean Wreck Divers, we ask that you attend 3 meetings and have a valid and recognized certifying agency card (PADI, NAUI, or any nationally recognized agency). At the third meeting, we'll need a copy of your "C" card and have you fill out an application and pay your first year's dues ($35.00, $25.00 annually thereafter). We vote you in that night, if everything is in order. Annual dues are due November 1st of each year.
Please know, we ask that our members contribute their time to our fundraising events in one way or another. Attendance at meetings will give you the best opportunities to get on the dive schedule. We have an active dive season planned. We are looking for people who are sensible, competent and safety minded. We recommend that you carry D.A.N. insurance, because it's sensible. We all do.
We enjoy local diving with its spectacular wrecks and sea life. Come join us!
I’ve been on or in the ocean for my entire life and have enjoyed all it has to offer from swimming, deep sea fishing and SCUBA diving — by far my favorite hobby. We are fortunate to live in New Jersey, whose coast is littered with hundreds of interesting wrecks teaming with marine life, most all of which are well within reach advanced recreational divers. I love organizing trips to these wrecks, meeting new people and sharing tips and experiences with other divers. For me, diving in New Jersey has never gotten old — it’s always a unique experience.
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I started diving in 2008 and became a club member shortly thereafter. As much as I love doing shore and wreck diving in New Jersey, the thrill of traveling the world in search of unique dive spots is what has me hooked. The Silfra Fissure in Iceland, the wrecks of the 1000 Islands in Canada, and the Blue Hole in Belize have been some of my favorite underwater adventures thus far. I truly love diving and all of the wonderful people who have come into my life over the years because of it.
I have been diving for over 35 years & a member of Ocean Wreck Divers for 14 years. I enjoy wreck diving in New Jersey as well as dives on the east coast from Canada to the Caribbean. In 2021, I am looking forward to exciting dive adventures exploring the shipwrecks off the coast of New Jersey.
A diver for years, I enjoy exploring the wrecks off the coast of New Jersey. I have dove in various locations including the FL Keys, Costa Rica and one of my favorite spots Cozumel. I am a novice underwater photographer who enjoys capturing and sharing photos and videos of the underwater world.