LANA CAROL

This steel hulled, ocean going fishing vessel was built in 1973. She was 71 feet long, had a 21 foot beam and displaced 104 gross tons.

In October of 1976,the Lana Carol was dredging for scallops when she floundered, possibly due to the rough sea or maybe even from being overloaded. All four aboard were rescued before the fishing boat slipped beneath the surface.

Today, the wreck rests upright in 85 feet of water with rigging out. She comes up 20 feet off the bottom and makes a nice beginner to intermediate wreck dive. Her remains are very photogenic on good visibility days.

Underwater Photo by Herb Segars: The pilot house on the Lana Carol, a 71' long steel hulled scallop dredge, was heading home to Point Pleasant, New Jersey with a hold full of scallops when she encountered very heavy seas. This was not an unusual occurrence for a commercial fishing vessel operating in Atlantic waters. Her captain noticed that the hatch to the aft scallop hold had washed away and she was taking on water very fast. The Captain and crew could not overcome the great influx of water and the Lana Carol sunk in 85' of water about 10 miles southeast of Manasquan Inlet. The Lana Carol was 71 feet long with a 21 feet beam and weighed 100 tons. She was built in 1973 and sank on October 31, 1976, an eventful Halloween for her crew, all of whom were rescued.