Pocopson
Coal Barge · United States · Lost Exact date not established; year 1936 commonly cited in regional dive references. · The New Jersey Coast
A coal barge that sank off Manasquan, now a shallow dive site scattered with lumps of its original cargo.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Pocopson was a wooden coal barge lost off Manasquan, New Jersey, commonly dated to 1936 in regional dive references. As a towed barge she carried no engine of her own and relied on a tug for movement along the coast; the exact circumstances of her sinking are not well documented. Today the wreck lies in shallow water and is a frequently visited dive site, notable for the coal still scattered across the bottom from her cargo. She is better known among divers than through archival maritime records.
Vessel
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- Wood
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- Towed, no independent propulsion
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Loss
- Exact date not established; year 1936 commonly cited in regional dive references.
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- Off Manasquan, New Jersey
- Atlantic Ocean
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- Coal
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The Wreck Today
- 60 ft
- Collapsed, low-relief wreckage with scattered coal cargo visible on the seabed
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Position
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- Manasquan, New Jersey
Evidence
Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (40/100)
The exact date and cause of loss are not established with certainty in the sources reviewed; the 1936 date and location are drawn from regional dive references rather than primary maritime records.
New Jersey Council of Diving Clubs
Wreck identification, location, and dive conditions.
