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Ocean City Artificial Reef

Ocean City Artificial Reef

  1. AC Wescoat 2
  2. Kathy (Yanks)
  3. Libra
  4. Maria (Yanks)
  5. Ohio
  6. Shamrock
  7. Sulzer

4.5 Nautical Miles off Ocean City, 1.35 sq miles
Depth: 55-70 ft [download]

Ocean City Artificial Reef

This reef is composed largely of Army tanks and tire units, with some rock and rubble, and three old boat molds. (not shown) Also not shown on the chart is the SS Minnow, a small 30' commercial fishing vessel. The ferro-cement hull has probably broken up and sunk into the sand, as recent efforts to locate it have not been successful.

Army Tanks

M60 tanks reef
M60 tanks undergo a thorough cleaning before use as reefs

The Artificial Reef Program used four types of obsolete Army armored vehicles as artificial reef materials off the New Jersey coast. These were cleaned at local military bases, loaded onto barges for transport, and pushed off at their final destination. Once the Army had disposed of its excess inventory, the program ceased, around 1999. The Artificial Reef Program has sunk almost 400 tanks altogether, far too many to list them here in this website.

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Ohio

Libra reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge, dredge
Specs:
( 70 ft )
Sponsor:
Strathmere Fishing and Enviromental Club, Ann E Clark Foundation
Sunk:
Thursday June 16, 2016 - Ocean City Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°9.993' -74°34.095'

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Rock & Rubble

rock reef
A hopper barge full of rock

All manner of concrete, steel, and stone rubble from dredging, demolition projects, and other construction is used as artificial reef materials. This material is generally available at very low cost or free from construction companies who are more than happy to get rid of it. Transportation costs determine where this material is used by the Reef Program.

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Copper, Brass & Bronze

copper penny

Copper, brass, and bronze are all relatively immune to saltwater corrosion. Brass artifacts of all sorts are easily cleaned up into shiny souvenirs for those who value them. Bright green copper sheets and tubes add color to many wrecks, while bronze is the material of choice for the most coveted of all diver's artifacts - a ship's bell.

Copper and some of its alloys have been used by humanity since the Bronze Age. One of the first metals known to humans, free copper was probably mined in the Tigris-Euphrates valley as long ago as the 5th century BC. Cyprus, from which the metal's name originally comes, was the primary source of copper in the ancient world.

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