Harbor Charlie

New York Harbor Charlie reef
Type:
artificial reef, crew boat
Specs:
( 65 ft )
Sponsor:
Ann E. Clark Foundation / Sportfishing Fund
Sunk:
Monday Aug 9, 2016 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°03.788' -73°59.380'
Depth:
80 ft
New York Harbor Charlie reef
New York Harbor Charlie reef

"Harbor Charlie" is the waterborne unit of the NYPD; this was one of their runabouts. The unit was founded in 1858 to fight piracy in the harbor that had grown rampant. In addition to law enforcement, today their mission includes a large search-and-rescue component.


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Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1957, Somerset, Massachusetts, as Dick Perini
Specs:
( 45 x 14 ft ) 21 gross tons
Sunk:
Thursday June 29, 2023 - Barnegat Light Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°45.792' -74°01.191'
as Dick Perini

Built in 1957, by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding of Somerset, MA as Dick Perini. The tug was later acquired by Chelsea Fuel Transportation Company of East Boston, MA (a subsidiary of Boston Towing and Transportation of East Boston, MA, A subsidiary of the Reinauer Transportation Company of Staten Island, NY) where she was renamed Heidi. In 2014, the tug was acquired by the Eastern Towboat Company of Boston, MA, where she retained her name. She was a single screw tug, rated at 160 horsepower.

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