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Delaware Artificial Reefs

Delaware Artificial Reefs

Coverage of Delaware is restricted to just those sites that are in the ocean. Siting reefs has been tricky for Delaware, as they must be kept clear of the shipping lanes. This doesn't leave a lot of places that are both located in usefully deep water and a convenient distance from shore.

Delaware Artificial Reef Charts

Delaware #09 Reef
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Delaware #11 Reef ...
DelJerseyLand Reef ...

Twin Capes

Shearwater

Shearwater

USS Radford

USS Radford

Gregory Poole

YO-93

USCG Tamaroa

two tugboats

two tugboats

Frieda Marie

American Glory

American Glory

Delaware Artificial Reef Sites

Delaware has eight permitted reefs in the Delaware Bay, and another way offshore that is undeveloped and will likely stay that way.

Site #8 has a 70' tugboat "Golden Eagle". Site #6 has a 120' barge. Site #1 has a 40' pilot boat. Other than that, the Delaware Bay reefs are all concrete rubble.

DelJerseyLand Artificial Reef

DelJerseyLand Inshore Artificial Reef

Depth: 120-140 ft

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Delaware #09 Artificial Reef

Delaware #9 Artificial Reef

Depth: 50-60 ft

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Delaware #11 Artificial Reef

Delaware #11 Artificial Reef

Depth: 70-90 ft

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William C Snow

Delaware Artificial Reef #11 — Fells Point leads the string, Cittie Point in the middle, and William C Snow brings up the rear

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Specs:: ( 55 ft )
Sunk:: Monday June 2, 2008 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°40.540' -74°43.957'

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Mr G / Rusty Pusher

Type:: artificial reef, tugboats
Sunk:: Wednesday March 4, 2009 - Delaware #10 Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°36.649' -74°56.646'

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Sandy Point

Sandy Point reef

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Built:: 1947, Port Arthur, TX, as Captain Chris Harms
Specs:: ( 85 ft )
Sunk:: Wednesday March 10, 2010 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°40.540' -74°43.957'

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Charts, Dive Sites,

Weight System

weight belt

Without a doubt, the one item of dive gear that more people complain about is their weight belt. These things are just plain uncomfortable, and more so for northern divers, who usually need extra weight to compensate for a thick wetsuit or drysuit. Weight belts are also tricky for beginners to set up, put on, and adjust properly, and are one of the greatest sources of difficulty that I have observed with students.

But there's a simple solution: get rid of it. With the plethora of weight-integrated BCs on the market today, there is simply no reason not to get a weight-integrated BC. Some of the excellent reasons to do this include:

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