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G.A. Venturo
 Brielle, NJ
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Max Depth: 71-80ft/22-24m
Average Viz: 11-15ft/3-5m
Entry Type: Boat
Bottom Composition: Sand
Aquatic Life: Might See Something
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Rating: 3.33 by 3 divers
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G.A. Venturo is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in Brielle, NJ. This dive site has an average rating of 3.33 out of 5 from 3 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 71-80ft/22-24m. The average visibility is 11-15ft/3-5m.
This has become one of the most popular wrecks in the area, especially for training dives. A large tugboat, it is upright on a sandy bottom close to shore, and is almost completely intact. With the addition of several APCs and some damage to the wreck after sinking, this site has become an underwater playground, and is an ideal site for beginners. This wreck seems to lie in an area of unusually good visibility for an in-shore site. Off the stern about 15 yards are the five APCs, several of them upside down - the "FCO Reef", also sunk in 1996. You may find a permanent line to guide you to the closest one. Each APC forms a miniature cave. Over the winter of ’99-’00 something swiped away the pilot house, leaving just the smokestack. The crushed remains of the pilot house lie upside down a short distance off to the port side of the wreck, with smaller wreckage hard by the starboard side. The rudder and propeller may still be seen in a large washout under the stern.