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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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Varanger

Shipwreck Varanger
Type:
shipwreck, tanker, Norway
Name:
A peninsula in north-east Norway ( a cold place )
also, an old Scandinavian term for "Viking"
Built:
1925, Netherlands
Specs:
( 470 x 60 ft ) 9305 gross tons, 40 crew
Sunk:
Sunday January 25, 1942
torpedoed by U-130 - no casualties
Depth:
140 ft

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