New York Artificial Reefs

New York Artificial Reefs


Fire Island Artificial Reef

2.0 nautical miles south of Fire Island Lighthouse, 1.33 sq miles
Depth: 62 - 73 ft


Atlantic Beach Artificial Reef

3.0 nautical miles south of Atlantic Beach, 0.64 sq miles
Depth: 55 - 64 ft


Hempstead Artificial Reef

3.3 nautical miles south of Jones Beach State Park, 1.33 sq miles
Depth: 50-72 ft


80 ft steel barge
Type:
artificial reef, barges
Depth:
55 - 64 ft
Name Description Sunk GPS
80 ft steel 40°31.884'
-73°43.297'
85 ft steel 40°31.942'
-73°42.894'
100 ft steel 40°31.631'
-73°43.029'
140 ft steel 40°31.736'
-73°42.736'
150 ft steel 40°31.903'
-73°43.166'
150 ft wood 40°31.762'
-73°43.306'
75 ft steel Thursday
Nov 14, 2019
40°31.604'
-73°43.611'



Shipwreck Pentland Firth
Type:
shipwreck, trawler, Royal Navy
Name:
Pentland Firth is the channel between the northern tip of Scotland and the Islands that form Scapa Flow, the great British naval base, and today one of the best wreck diving locales in the world.
Built:
1934, England
Specs:
( 164 x 27 ft ) 485 gross tons
Sunk:
Saturday September 19, 1942
collision with minesweeper trawler USS Chaffinch (400 tons) - ? casualties
GPS:
40°25.433' -73°52.204' (AWOIS 1991)
Depth:
70 ft