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June 5, 2021

New Artificial Reefs 2021

June 5, 2021

Carter's Creek

Ranger / Geiges

Uncategorized, 06/5/21

Carter's Creek

F/V Carter’s Creek unloads Atlantic menhaden at Reedville, Va., for both bait and reduction.

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, purse seiner
Built:: 1948, RTC Shipbuilding, Camden NJ, USA, as Absecon
Specs:: ( 130x25 ft ) 198 gross tons (as built)
Sunk:: Wednesday May 19, 2021 - Manasquan Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°05.010' -73°59.632'
Depth:: 75 ft

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Ranger

Photo by Marc Piche

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Built:: 1975, Diamond Manufacturing, Savannah GA, USA, as Capt. Leary
Specs:: ( 53 x 18 ft ) 55 tons
Sunk:: Thursday Jan 14, 2021 - Manasquan Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°04.784' -73°59.420'
Depth:: 75 ft

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Equity tug & barge

The small 'Equity' tug is on the right
The larger tug Ranger was sunk on the Manasquan Reef

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, barge, etc
Specs:: barge: ( 140 ft )
tug: ( 45 x 13 ft ) 20 gross tons
Sunk:: Thursday January 14, 2021 - Little Egg Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°28.340' -74°11.083'

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Manasquan River Inlet

Manasquan Inlet

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Type:: tidal river inlet with stone jetties or bulkheads on both sides
Depth:: 30 ft

This inlet has a long slightly L-shaped jetty on the north side and a longer straight jetty on the south side. Both jetties are made of large stones and concrete, and the ends are built out of man-made concrete "jacks", shaped like an H with a 90-degree twist in the middle.

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