Wreck of the Geestemunde 1880

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Excalibur 800; Fisher F5; White Beachmaster VLF
Primary Interest:
Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Geestemunde 39 20' 48.41" 074 26' 58.54"

Has anyone ever dove on this wreck? I found photos framed in an old newspaper at my work so I snapped a couple of photos of it. I guess its somewhere off the coast of New York or New Jersey.
Looks like it foundered in shallow water judging from the hand drawn image.
11-02-2010: Found some more information on this ship:
GEESTEMUNDE in Atlantic Coast: Sandy Hook to Cape May (Includes south shore of Long Island.
Details

Vessel Name or Obstruction: GEESTEMUNDE
Object Description: Unknown
Area: Atlantic Coast: Sandy Hook to Cape May (Includes south shore of Long Island:

Depth 0 - Stranded
GPS Accuracy: 93
GPS Quality: Poor
GPS Source: Unknown

History and Description

ITEM NOT CHARTED. ITEM PROVIDED AS AN INFORMATION ITEM.

SEE THE PROPRIETARY FIELD FOR HISTORY.

Reference: 20

Additional Information

Chart: 12318
Quadrant: 2
Nativdatum: 6
Nativlat: 39/20/48.00
Nativlon: 074/27/00.00
Latitude: 39.3468
Longitude: -74.4496
Lat83: 39/20/48.41
Long83: 074/26/58.54
System Number: 2651

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