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New York Artificial Reefs

New York Artificial Reefs

  1. Huntington Artificial Reef
  2. Kismet Artificial Reef
  3. Matinecock Artificial Reef
  4. Mattituck Artificial Reef
  5. New Reef
  6. Port Jefferson Artificial Reef
  7. Smithtown Artificial Reef
  8. Yellowbar Artificial Reef

New York Artificial Reef Charts

New York's 16 artificial reefs total approximately 9.1 square miles.

New York Artificial Reef Sites

Sixteen Fathom Artificial Reef

16-Fathom Artificial Reef

13 nautical miles southwest of Fire Island Inlet, 1.33 sq miles
Depth: 85 to 103 feet

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McAllister Artificial Reef

McAllister Artificial Reef

  1. barge
  2. Beyond
  3. Chickadee
  4. crane barge
  5. dredge barge
  6. dredge barge
  7. Evan Miller
  8. turbine
  9. workboat

2.8 nautical miles south of Long Beach, 0.67 sq miles
Depth: 50 - 53 ft

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Huntington Artificial Reef

Huntington Artificial Reef

1.16 nautical miles northeast of Lloyd Point, 0.08 sq miles
Depth: 47 to 53 feet

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barges - Fire Island Artificial Reef

The "Ocean Prince" drydock (above) was sunk in 1986 and is well-attested. New York has photos of a clearly different drydock which they place here, but I believe is actually at Shinnecock, and I have placed it there.

Type:
artificial reef, barges
Depth:
62 - 73 ft
Name Description Sunk GPS
110 ft steel Thursday
Sept 9, 1999		 40°35.973'
-73°13.242'
Air Force
Scow		 110 ft steel Sunday
Oct 14, 2018		 40°35.914'
-73°11.986'
Dump Scow
DS-24		 100 ft steel Sunday
Oct 14, 2018		 40°35.838'
-73°12.015'
Irvington 60 ft steel 2024 40°35.949'
-73°12.308'
Piano Scow 30 ft steel Sunday
Oct 14, 2018 		40°35.872'
-73°12.022'
"Ocean Prince"
Drydock #4		 200 ft steel
drydock		 Saturday
Nov 29, 1986		 40°35.704'
-73°11.968'

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Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton
Aground on a sandbar in Highlands, circa 1975

The Alexander Hamilton was the last of the steam-powered side-wheel riverboats of the Hudson River Day Line. Built in 1924, she ceased operations in 1971. A well-meaning group pulled the Hamilton from the mud in 1977 and moved her to a temporary berth along the east side of the Navy pier, planning to restore her as a museum. Unfortunately, at the new more-exposed location, the old vessel was sunk and reduced to scrap by a sudden storm in November of that year. The last records indicate that the wreck is still there, and you can even make out the outline on Google Earth.

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