July 20, 2025

7am Departure

Asfalto

The Asfalto is one of the less-frequented wrecks off Long Island, New York's south shore. She sits in 95 feet of water 16 miles southwest of Jones Inlet, an area known as Wreck Valley. The Asfalto is an unidentified wreck, but she is thought by some to be a schooner barge that was sunk on March 12, 1932. She is approximately 300 feet long, has a 40-foot beam and a steel hull. Although not confirmed, it is also believed that there is a second wreck on the site, possibly the tug which was pulling the barge. This would make sense because many times a sinking barge would pull down the tug before the tow cable could be cut. Whether one wreck or two the site is also known as the Cindy, Rudder or X-Ray Wreck, depending on which dive captain you ask.

The Asfalto may not be as well known or as popular as some of Wreck Valley's larger more historical wrecks, but she is certainly one of the most productive bottle dives on the East Coast.