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Libra reef

Type:: artificial reef, barge, dredge
Specs:: ( 70 ft )
Sponsor:: Strathmere Fishing and Enviromental Club, Ann E Clark Foundation
Sunk:: Thursday June 16, 2016 - Ocean City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°9.993' -74°34.095'

Libra reef — The red tug Tobacco Pointe was used as a work platform to sink the barge, then it was sunk itself as a reef on the Atlantic City reef.

The dredge sank in a storm while dredging a channel in Lynnhaven Beach, Va. Salvaged but never returned to service. The dredge was designed and built to be disassembled, allowing it to be trucked to various locations. Height restrictions at the reef site required the A-frame to be cut down. However, the top portion was welded to the deck, to provide more structure.

Ohio reef — A bizarre panoramic shot of the barge

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Ocean City Artificial Reef

Ocean City Artificial Reef

AC Wescoat 2
Kathy (Yanks)
Libra
Maria (Yanks)
Ohio
Shamrock
Sulzer

4.5 Nautical Miles off Ocean City, 1.35 sq miles
Depth: 55-70 ft [download]

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Tobacco Pointe

Tobacco Pointe reef

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1954, Calumet Shipyard & Drydock, Calumet IL as Sharon Lee
Specs:: ( 89 x 26 ft ) 167 gross tons
Sponsor:: thesportfishngfund.org, Ann E Clark Foundation
Sunk:: Thursday June 16, 2016 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°14.038' -74°12.568'
Depth:: 75 ft

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Conger Eel

Conger Eel

Conger oceanicus

Size
to 7 1/2 ft and 90 lbs., usually smaller

Description
The Conger Eel closely resembles the American Eel, Anguilla rostrata, but is distinguishable by its longer snout and the very large dorsal fin that originates much closer to the pectoral fins. The Conger is also larger, frequently attaining a weight of 10 to 20 pounds and a length of 5 to 7 feet. Its European cousin, Conger conger, is even more spectacular, occasionally tipping the scales at 130 pounds and measuring over 12 feet in length. The American Conger is gray above and white underneath. The dorsal and anal fins have broad black margins. Overall, the Conger appears much lighter than the freshwater eel, thus the common name Silver Eel. The species is distributed from Massachusetts to south Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico westward to Mississippi.

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