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8.5 Nautical Miles off Cape May
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Cape May reef also contains large numbers of tire units and Army tanks ( not shown ) concentrated in the center area that appears here to be empty.



The Becky Lee was a clam dredge


Deck slabs from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. The same barge ( Weeks 297 ) was used to place Redbirds on the Shark River Reef, and probably others.

engine & pilot house removed, clam dredges added









Sometimes, things don't go as planned - the Onondaga flips over.

Side-scan sonar image of the upside-down tanker barge, with debris spilled out around.
The large donuts are water-oil separators, approximately 20 feet across.


The "Salt Barge" was used by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard to carry saltwater to for testing of shipboard desalination equipment in port. It was loaded with tire units before sinking.

Side-scan sonar image




The Winthrop sank at its dock in Cape May and remained there for 5 years
before being raised and re-sunk as a reef.

Side-scan sonar image


Side-scan sonar image of the wooden-hulled clam dredge Wyoming