New Jersey Artificial Reefs
The chart above shows all the New Jersey artificial reef sites, as well as the northern-most Delaware sites. Also shown are the shipping lanes, since it is vitally important that artificial reefs not impede shipping traffic. Finally, the inlets that provide access to the reefs are shown.
New Jersey Artificial Reef Charts
- Atlantic City Reef ...
- Axel Carlson Reef ...
- Barnegat Light Reef ...
- Cape May Reef ...
- Deepwater Reef ...
- Delaware Bay Reef
- Garden State N Reef ...
- Garden State S Reef ...
- Great Egg Reef ...
- Little Egg Reef ...
- Manasquan Reef ...
- Ocean City Reef ...
- Sandy Hook Reef ...
- Sea Girt Reef ...
- Shark River Reef ...
- Townsend's Inlet Reef ...
- Wildwood Reef ...
Sinking the ‘Captain Bart’
Tenacious tows the newly-christened "Captain Bart" into position
The State Police demolitions squad goes aboard to set the explosives
But the anchor chain gets stuck ...
... and the new reef drifts in the wind and tide for nearly three hours
Looking up at the pilot house from the tugboat just before jumping over
Diversion II serves as press boat
The sign says: Warning. No Smoking. No Open Lights. No Visitors.
The inside of the bridge. Looks like junk to me, but I'm sure it will all be quickly "salvaged" by wreck hounds
The view forward from the port-side bridge wing
Looking aft from the bow. Tugboat wake swirls in the distance
Explosives all set ... time for everyone to get off !
Tenacious makes one final pass, and ...
Ka-boom !!!
The concussion could be felt even at a distance, as pieces went flying overhead
Fires burn briefly after the explosion
The Budweiser banner didn't make it
At first the ship sinks very slowly ...
... but soon the tilt is unmistakable, as the stern plunges down
The metal hull creaks and groans as the ship sinks
Now the pilot house is completely under
Debris on the deck slides down into the water
The stern hits the bottom at 130 ft ...
... and the ship stands on end for several minutes ...
... digging down into the mud below ...
... before finally settling back down into the water
YOG-58 disappears forever into a boiling mass of bubbles ...
... and becomes the newest addition to the Shark River Artificial Reef
New Jersey Artificial Reef Sites
- AC Wescoat
- AC Wescoat 2
- Ada Adelia
- AH Dumont
- AJ McAllister
- Alan Martin
- American
- Antares
- APL-31
- Aqua II
- Army Tanks
- Austin
- Barbara Ann
- barge etc
- Bay Jack
- Bay King
- Beach Haven
- Becky Lee
- Big Mama
- Billy D
- Blue Crown
- Boston Lightship
- Brightliner Subway Cars
- Brooklyn
- caisson
- caisson
- caisson
- Cape Straight
- Captain Bart
- Captain Bill
- Captain Etzel
- Captain Henry
- car float barge
- Carlson II
- Carol Moran
- Carter's Creek
- Caterina.D
- Cecilia J Brown
- Choctaw
- Cinderella
- Coleman barges
- Coleman I
- Coleman II
- Colleen
- concrete
- concrete
- Coney Island
- Cranford
- Diver's Abyss
- Dorothy
- drydock
- DVD Barge
- Dykes
- Ed Schmidiger
- Elizabeth
- Fallen Friends
- Fatuk
- First Lady
- Fisherman
- Fisherman's Dream
- Francis Bushey
- Gary Smith
- Georgia Moran
- Golden Eagle
- Good Ship Lollipop
- Good Times
- Hail Mary II
- Harbor Charlie
- Heavy Metal
- Helis
- Heritage Hull
- Hillman III
- Holgate I
- Horseshoe Crab
- Horseshoe Wrecks
- Houston & Mesday
- Howard Bahnsen
- Jerry
- Jessie C
- Jet Trader
- Jill Adventure
- Jim Lynch
- John Dobilas
- Johnny Buoy
- Kathy & Maria
- Kiley B
- King's Point
- Lady Dee
- Laita
- Lewis F Boyer
- Libra
- Lisa Kim
- Lisa Michelle
- Long Bay
- Maelstrom
- Mako Mania
- Mantank
- Margaret Nancy
- Mary C
- Matt Turecamo
- McGinty
- Megan Sue
- Michael DePalma
- Miller
- Miss Beth
- Miss Doxsee
- Molasses barge
- Morania Abaco
- Morania barge
- Mount Sinai
- MRMTC 8
- MRMTC 9
- Nils S
- Ohio
- Onondaga
- OWD III
- OWD4
- Pair of Kings
- PATH subway cars
- Patrick McHugh
- Pauline Marie
- Peggy Diana
- Point Swift
- Queen Mary
- railroad barge
- Ranger / Geiges
- Red Oak
- Redbird Subway Cars
- Response
- Restorer
- Rhino
- Rock & Rubble
- Rock Ridges
- Rockland County
- Ronde Joyce II
- Rothenbach I
- Rothenbach II
- salt barge
- Sam Berman
- Sea Transporter
- Shamrock
- Shirley Ann
- Smoke II
- Snug Harbor
- Southwick's
- Spaghetti Pile
- Spartan
- Starcraft
- Steven McAllister
- Sulzer barge
- Swensen barge
- Swenson I & II
- Tanks
- Tobacco Pointe
- Towboat #9
- Troy
- Tuna Sub
- USS Algol
- V.L. Keegan
- VHFC / OWD I
- Vicky-Pat
- Vincent Tibbetts
- Vinik Huntress
- Wagners Point
- Waldorf
- Wedding barge
- Weeks barge
- Winthrop
- Wyoming
Depth: 67-74 ft
More: Manasquan Inlet Artificial Reef ...
Depth: 50-70 ft
More: Great Egg Artificial Reef ...
Depth: 50-60 ft
More: Barnegat Light Artificial Reef ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, barge
- Specs:
- ( 70 x 28 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Creedon Tug & Barge Works, Friends of Michael DePalma, GDF, Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
- Sunk:
- Tuesday February 27, 1996 - Wildwood Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°56.970' -74°41.337'
More: Michael DePalma ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, tanker
- Built:
- 1944 Brooklyn NY (Bushey Yard)
- Specs:
- ( 156 x 30 ft ) 440 tons
- Sponsor:
- Cleanwater of New York
- Dedication:
- Captain Andy Applegate
- Sunk:
- Friday September 2 2005 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°13.850' -74°12.510'
More: Jet Trader YO-167 ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler
- Specs:
- ( 62 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Bob Henry
- Sunk:
- Friday December 19, 1997 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°08.005' -73°56.025'
More: Restorer ...
