Artificial Reefs History (2/7)

2024

Socatean
Date Name Size Location
Jan 4 Socatean trawler 88' NY Mattituck
Apr ? Carrabassett trawler 90' NJ Axel Carlson SECRET

2023

Date Name Size Location
June 29 Tibor tugboat 45' NJ Barnegat Light
July 7 New England Coast tugboat 105' NJ Shark River SECRET
July 25 40' barge barge 40' NY Matinecock
August 11 Storm trawler 95' NJ Garden State N
August 11 Ocean Cat trawler 90' NJ Cape May
Nov 16 Lund's barge 156' NY Port Jefferson

2022

Date Name Size Location
June 29 Texas Star trawler 156' DE Reef #11

2021

Date Name Size Location
Jan 14 Ranger/Geiges tugboat 65' NJ Manasquan
Jan 14 barge etc barge, tugboat 140' NJ Little Egg
Jan 21 John S Dempster Jr. trawler 166' DE DelJerseyLand
May 19 Carter's Creek trawler 140' NJ Manasquan
August Big Time motor yacht 55' NY Fire Island
Nov 5 Shannon C barge 60' NY Shinnecock
Dec 21 Chickadee tugboat 45' NY McAllister
Dec 21 Barge 226 barge 80' NY Smithtown

2020

Vinik Huntress
Vinik Huntress
Date Name Size Location
Jun 8 caisson 150' Deepwater Artificial Reef
Jun 9 Vinik Huntress tugboat 65' NJ Sandy Hook
Aug 14 Reedville freighter 166' DE Reef #11
Sep 16 Jane tugboat 70' NY Hempstead
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According to Gary Gentile in his book Shipwrecks of New Jersey - South, the following three vessels and four known wrecks may be related as suggested here. Or it could be something else entirely.

Mixed-up Wrecks

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