Ranger

Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
USA
Specs:
( 65 ft )
Sunk:
Thursday Jan 14, 2021 - Manasquan Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°04.784' -73°59.420'
Depth:
75 ft

The 65-foot tugboat Ranger was sunk at the Manasquan Inlet Reef. The deployment was sponsored by the Manasquan River Marlin and Tuna Club with donations from The Sportfishing Fund. This deployment was in memory of past Manasquan River Marlin and Tuna Club Lifetime Member John Geiges.

The Ranger was brought up from Norfolk on a barge that was sunk on the Little Egg Reef
The tug floats free as the barge is sunk. The smaller tug was sunk nearby.

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Shipwreck Great Isaac
Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, U.S. War Shipping Administration (Navy)
Name:
All the ships of this class were named for lighthouses in the U.S., except for the Great Isaac, which is in the Bahamas.
Built:
1944, Boston MA USA
Specs:
( 185 x 37 ft ) 1117 gross tons, 27 crew
Sunk:
Wednesday April 16, 1947
collision with Norwegian freighter Bandeirante - no casualties
Depth:
90 ft

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