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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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Atlantic City Artificial Reef

12.2 Nautical Miles off Atlantic City, 5.00 sq miles
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Persephone

Shipwreck Persephone

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, Panama
Name:: In Greek mythology, Persephone, the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Demeter, was abducted by Hades, the god of the underworld. Eventually, an agreement was reached wherein Persephone would spend part of the year with Hades in the underworld, and the rest with her parents in Olympus, resulting in the seasons: when she is away, her grieving mother, the earth goddess, ignores her duties and the earth becomes barren - winter.
Built:: 1926, Germany
Specs:: ( 468 x 63 ft ) 8426 gross tons, 37 crew
Sunk:: Monday May 25, 1942
torpedoed by U-593 - 9 casualties
Depth:: 55 ft

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