New Jersey Scuba Diving

Houston & Mesday

Joe Houston reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge (2)
Specs:
( 40 ft )
Sponsor:
Kevin Coleman, Coleman Construction Co.
Sunk:
Tuesday Nov 28, 2006 - Barnegat Light Artificial Reef
GPS
Joe Houston: 39°45.078' -74°01.146'
GPS
John Mesday: 39°45.079' -74°01.445'
Johnny Mesday reef

These two nearly identical small deck barges are sunk very close to each other.

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Relief Lightship WAL-505

Shipwreck Relief - Lightship WAL-505
Type:
shipwreck, lightship, USCG
Name:
Named for its job - as the "relief ship" for the other regular lightships along the eastern seaboard.
Built:
1904, New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ USA
Specs:
( 129 x 28 ft ) 631 gross tons, 9 crew
Sunk:
Friday June 24, 1960
collision with freighter Green Bay - no casualties
GPS:
40°27.144' -73°49.070' (AWOIS 2003)
Depth:
105 ft, main deck at 90

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