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Francis Bushey

Francis S Bushey reef

Type:: artificial reef, tanker, USA
Built:: 1957, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn NY USA
Specs:: ( 247 x 42 ft )
Sponsor:: Spentonbush Red Star Company
Sunk:: Sunday April 13, 1986 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°14.203' -74°12.148'
Depth:: 100 ft

Francis S Bushey reef

Francis S Bushey reef

Francis S Bushey reef side-scan — Side-scan sonar - intact, but upside-down

Historic photo courtesy of McAllister Towing.

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