New Jersey Scuba Diving

Type:

artificial reef, barge, tank

Specs:

( 250 x 42 ft )

Sponsor:

Charlie Bobowicz

Sunk:

Monday August 17, 1987 - Garden State North Artificial Reef

GPS:

39°37.498' -74°01.412'

Depth:

80 ft

This barge was actually used to transport molasses from the Caribbean to a New York distillery to make rum. Molasses is a thick syrup by-product from the processing of the sugarcane or sugar beet into sugar.

One of the oldest sites in the reef, the Molasses barge is falling apart and opening up, and the fish love it.