Cittie Point

Cittie Point reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1953, American Marine, New Orleans, LA, as Valmet
Specs:
( 95 ft )
Sunk:
Monday June 2, 2008 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°40.540' -74°43.957'
Cittie Point reef

Built in 1953, by Alexander Shipyards of New Orleans, Louisiana (hull #550) as the Valmet for the Valentine Oil Transfer Corporation of New York, New York. In 1963, the tug was acquired by the Avondale Towing Line Incorporated of New York, New York, where she was renamed Michael Tracy. The tug was later acquired by the Manhattan Oil Transportation Company of New York, New York, where she retained her name. In 1980, the tug was acquired by Arthur Fournier of the Penobscot Bay Towing Company of Belfast, Maine, where it was renamed Brian F. In 1981, the tug was acquired by the Blaha Towing Company of Norfolk, Virginia, and renamed Cittie Pointe. In 2008, she was scuttled sixteen nautical miles off the Delaware coastline. As part of an artificial reef program. She was a single screw tug, rated at 900 horsepower.

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Delaware Artificial Reef #11
Fells Point leads the string, Cittie Point in the middle, and William C Snow brings up the rear
... and then there were two ...


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Insects are almost completely lacking in the marine environment. I recall something about saltwater having a very bad effect on their lungless respiratory system ( although this does not affect spiders. ) Insects are quite common in freshwater environments though, both as larvae and adults. A little digging can turn up myriad types, but be careful, some of them can bite very painfully.

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