Sea Girt Artificial Reef
Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- Boy Scout Reef
- car float
- Carlson II
- Cinderella
- Cranford
- drydock
- DVD Barge
- Dykes
- Captain Etzel
- Fisherman Barge
- Golden Eagle
- Horseshoe Wrecks
- Kiley B
- Lewis F Boyer (Travis)
- Liberty Barge 1
- Liberty Barge 2
- Liberty Barge 3
- Liberty Barge 4
- Manasquan Inlet
- Marion
- Matt Turecamo
- Morania 180
- OWD IV
- PATH subway cars
- Railroad barge
- Response
- Restorer
- Rockland County
- Ronde Joyce
- Shark River Inlet
- Smoke II
- Spartan
- Swenson I
- Swenson II
- army tanks
- Wedding Barge
3.6 Nautical Miles off Sea Girt, 1.33 sq miles
Depth: 60-75 ft [download]
The Sea Girt reef is located atop an underwater ridge known as the "Klondike". This is an area of clean sandy bottom and usually has relatively good visibility. Fish life abounds on all sites in this reef, although lobstering is slim. There are many more Army tanks than shown here, as well as quite a bit of concrete rubble scattered throughout the reef. The Sea Girt Reef is one of the oldest artificial reef sites in New Jersey. Reef-building activities at this site date back to 1937. Minimum clearance at mean low water is 50 feet.
If you look at the state's official record, linked above, the four older sites that are outside the official reef boundaries are not listed.
- Type:
- 5 MP51 "K-Car" type PATH train cars ( the "Tubes" )
steel body / cement sub-flooring - Built:
- 1958 onwards - St. Louis Car Company
( numbers between 1200 and 1249 ) - Specs:
- ( 51 x 9 x 12 ft ) 69,300 lbs, 44 seats
- Sponsor:
- SEPTA
- Sunk:
- Thursday July 19, 1990 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°06.675' -73°57.077'
- Depth:
- 70 ft
More: PATH subway cars ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, fire boat
- Built:
- 1958, Equitable Equipment Company, New Orleans LA USA
- Specs:
- ( 52 ft, 34 tons )
- Sponsor:
- FDNY, Ann E Clark Foundation
- Sunk:
- Friday August 8, 2008 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°07.829' -73°56.379'
More: Smoke II ...
- Type:
- various types of Army tanks and other vehicles, 15 in all
- Sponsor:
- Friends of Clifford Lipke, NJ National Guard
- Sunk:
- 1998 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°07.608' -73°56.650'
More: Tanks / Clifford Lipke Reef ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, barge, US Navy
- Built:
- 1968, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, as YC-1504
- Specs:
- ( 110 x 32 ft )
- Sponsor:
- US Navy, Clark's Landing Marina
- Sunk:
- Wednesday July 6, 1994 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°07.910' -73°56.168'
More: Captain Etzel ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1941, ? Pascagoula MS USA ?
- Specs:
- ( 62 x 17 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Coffey, Graybowski, Clark's Landing Marina, Mercury Marine
- Sunk:
- Thursday August 5, 1993 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°06.486' -73°57.224'
- Depth:
- 65 ft
More: Ronde Joyce II ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, barge
- Name:
- Named for the Delaware Valley Divers club, who sponsored it,
and their peculiar aversion to nature's perfect packaging. - Specs:
- ( 140 x 40 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Delaware Valley Divers club & Peter King
- Sunk:
- Monday September 14, 1998 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°06.400' -73°57.080'
- Depth:
- 65 ft
More: DVD Barge ...
