New Jersey Scuba Diving

Choctaw

Choctaw reef — Photo courtesy of McAllister Towing

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Name:: An Indian tribe of south and central Mississippi, later forcibly moved to the Oklahoma territory.
Built:: 1966, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn NY USA
Specs:: ( 90 x 24 ft ) 84 gross tons
Sponsor:: Spentonbush Red Star Company, Beach Haven Marlin & Tuna Club, Fish America, Atlantic County Reef Society
Sunk:: Tuesday April 7, 1991 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.894' -74°01.284'
Depth:: 75 ft

intact, semi-upright, surrounded by tire units

Choctaw reef

Choctaw reef — A close shave during the sinking. Unlike the Spartan, the movable pilothouse of this canal tug is in the up position.

Choctaw reef — Twin sister Crow

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Marine Invertebrates

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