New Jersey Scuba Diving

Francis Bushey

Francis S Bushey reef

Type:: artificial reef, tanker, USA
Built:: 1957, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn NY USA
Specs:: ( 247 x 42 ft )
Sponsor:: Spentonbush Red Star Company
Sunk:: Sunday April 13, 1986 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°14.203' -74°12.148'
Depth:: 100 ft

Francis S Bushey reef

Francis S Bushey reef

Francis S Bushey reef side-scan — Side-scan sonar - intact, but upside-down

Historic photo courtesy of McAllister Towing.

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Anchors & Chain

Anchors

wooden-stocked anchor — An old-style wooden-stocked anchor stowed alongside on a sailing ship. Note the two hawsepipes where the mooring chains enter the bow.

Not all artifacts are easily recoverable. Ship's anchors often weigh in the hundreds or thousands of pounds and require a well-planned expedition to bring back to shore. At right is an assortment of anchors, from the old-fashioned "Fisherman's" anchor of the 1800s to the modern stockless or "naval" anchor, and its small cousin, the Danforth anchor.

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