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New Jersey Artificial Reefs

Sandy Hook Sea Girt Shark River Manasquan Axel Carlson Barnegat Light Garden State N Garden State S Little Egg Atlantic City Great Egg Ocean City Townsend Deepwater Delaware Bay Wildwood Cape May Delaware #09 Delaware #10 Delaware #11 DelJerseyLand

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

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

Heavy Metal

reef Heavy Metal
Type:
artificial reef, tow boat
Built:
1956
Specs:
( 30 ft )
Sunk:
Tuesday July 18, 2006 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
Sponsor:
Budget Towing - Point Pleasant / TowBoatUS / Friends of Margie Starns
Dedication:
Margie Starns
GPS:
39°06.306' -74°36.471'
Depth:

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Greater Amberjack

Amberjack

Seriola dumerili

Size
to 60" and 175 lbs. in the tropics

Description
The coloration of the greater amberjack is characterized by a dark stripe on the head which extends from the origin of the first dorsal gin through the eye. The back is blue or olivaceous, and the sides and belly are silvery-white. Occasionally there is an amber or pinkish cast to the body. Juveniles have five or six dark vertical bars along the sides.

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