8.5 Nautical Miles off Cape May
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| Vessel |
Number |
| barge |
4 |
| tugboat |
3 |
| fishing |
5 |
| other |
8 |
| Total |
19 |
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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.
- Type:
- shipwreck, trawler, USA
- Specs:
- ( 85 x 23 ft )
- Sunk:
- Thursday July 25, 1991
- Sponsor:
- Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
- Depth:
- 60 ft
The Becky Lee was a clam dredge
- Type:
- shipwreck, tugboat, USA
- Built:
- 1944 Decatur AL USA
- Specs:
- ( 85 x 24 ft )
- Sunk:
- Monday August 16, 1993
- Sponsor:
- Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association,
Artificial Reef Association & Sportfish Fund
- Depth:
- 60 ft
- Type:
- 4700 concrete slabs ( must be quite a pile )
- Sunk:
- 1988
- Sponsor:
- Delaware River Port Authority
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.
- Type:
- shipwreck, trawler, USA
- Specs:
- ( 120 x 24 ft )
- Sunk:
- Thursday October 16, 1986
- Sponsor:
- Eirek's Dock & the Fisherman Magazine
- Depth:
- 65 ft
engine & pilot house removed, clam dredges added
- Type:
- shipwreck, barge
- Specs:
- ( 110 x 30 ft )
- Sunk:
- Wednesday August 8, 1990
- Sponsor:
- McNeil's Marina & Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
- Type:
- shipwreck, trawler, USA
- Specs:
- ( 80 ft )
- Sunk:
- Tuesday January 29, 2008
- Sponsor:
-
- Type:
- shipwreck, barge, USA
- Name:
- An Indian tribe of central New York state, the Onondaga sided with the English in the French and Indian war.
- Specs:
- ( 205 x 40 ft )
- Sunk:
- Monday July 19, 1993
- Sponsor:
- Carbon Services Corp, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Artificial Reef Association
Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association & Sportfish Fund
- Depth:
- 65 ft
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.
- Type:
- shipwreck, barge, fuel oil, US Navy
- Built:
- 1944, Brooklyn NY USA as YON-97
- Specs:
- ( 165 x 35 ft ) 1270 displacement tons (full)
- Sunk:
- Wednesday June 11, 1997
- Sponsor:
- Rothenbach & Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
- Type:
- shipwreck, barge
- Built:
- circa 1940
- Specs:
- ( 150 x38 ft )
- Sunk:
- Friday April 9, 1993
- Sponsor:
- US Navy, NJCDC, Carbon Services Corp, Artificial Reef Association &
Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
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
- Type:
- shipwreck, trawler, USA
- Specs:
- ( 135 x 36 ft )
- Sunk:
- Friday August 21, 1992
- Sponsor:
- Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association,
Atlantic Cape Fisheries & Artificial Reef Association
- Depth:
- 70 ft
- Type:
- shipwreck, trawler, USA
- Specs:
- ( 120 x 20 ft )
- Sunk:
- Wednesday July 12, 1989
- Sponsor:
- Eirek's Dock & Fish America Foundation
- Depth:
- 60 ft
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
- Type:
- shipwreck, trawler, USA
- Specs:
- ( 100 x 18 ft )
- Sunk:
- Saturday Dec 7, 1991
- Sponsor:
- Wyoming Boat Corp. & Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
Side-scan sonar image of the wooden-hulled clam dredge Wyoming
