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drydock

Drydock reef
Type:
artificial reef, drydock barge
Specs:
( 100 ft )
Sunk:
February 1979 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
Sponsor:
Artificial Reef Committee
Depth:
75 ft
GPS:
40°07.759' -73°56.384'

A large rectangular wooden structure, now deteriorated. Many large fallen timbers ought to provide homes for lobsters, but they are disappointingly few and small, probably because this site is visited so often. The interior is full of stones and pipes. In 2006 it was pulverized under a large load of concrete.

Drydock reef
Drydock reef
Side-scan sonar image, 1998. The side walls have long-since collapsed.

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Bayville barge

Bayville barge

  1. Bayville barge
Type:
shipwreck, barge, mini submarine (?)
Depth:
25 ft

The visibility on this site varies. Average is 10-12ft. This site offers two wrecks which lie in 25 fsw. A British WWI two-man reconnaissance submarine and an old wooden barge. They are both within swimming distance from each other. The marine life is fair around these wrecks. There are a few car tires between the two wrecks and you may find an occasional lobster hiding inside them.

To locate the barge take a compass heading of 330 degrees from the pilings located on the east side of Greenwich Ave. It takes about 50 kick cycles to reach the wreck. To get to the submarine take a compass heading of 30 degrees from the same pilings. This can be reached in about 30 kick cycles. Both of the wrecks are not intact but make for a good dive.

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