New Jersey Scuba Diving

Type:

artificial reef, trawler

Built:

1977, Steiner Shipyard, Bayou La Batre AL as Margaret Rose

Specs:

( 77 ft ) 142 gross tons

Sunk:

Thursday Feb 13, 2025 - Manasquan Artificial Reef

GPS:

NJDEP Private Fishing Hole

Depth:

75 ft

The Susan Rose is a secret reef, sunk with no public notice or announcement. It will no doubt be used for another "period of successional development and monitoring" like the Carrabassett since 2024 and the New England Coast since 2023. Here is the NJDEP contact form if you would like to inquire about the progress of these studies:

• https://dep.nj.gov/contact-form

The GPS numbers were given to me by a reader, they have never been officially released.

Update:

I have no update. After over two years since the unannounced sinking, the numbers have never been released, and likely never will be. A fine use of public funds and donations.

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