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Ocean Wreck Divers III / YON-84

Ocean Wreck Divers III reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge, tank, US Navy
Built:
1942 Grange TX USA
Specs:
( 174 x 40 ft )
Sponsor:
Ocean Wreck Divers
Sunk:
Wednesday October 8, 1997 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°00.587' -73°59.391'

Both this and the Schmidiger barge were overloaded with tire units and flipped over during sinking according to Captain Steve Nagiewicz.

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Choctaw

Choctaw reef
Photo courtesy of McAllister Towing
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Name:
An Indian tribe of south and central Mississippi, later forcibly moved to the Oklahoma territory.
Built:
1966, Brooklyn NY USA (Bushey Yard)
Specs:
( 90 x 24 ft ) 84 gross tons
Sponsor:
Spentonbush Red Star Company, Beach Haven Marlin & Tuna Club, Fish America, Atlantic County Reef Society
Sunk:
Tuesday April 7, 1991 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°37.894' -74°01.284'
Depth:
75 ft

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