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Horseshoe Wrecks

Horseshoe Wrecks reef
The barge-load of wreckage that will become the "Horseshoe Wrecks." the wreckage was pushed off three sides of the barge, hence the horseshoe pattern.
Type:
artificial reef, barges, tugboat
Specs:
( huge junk pile )
Sunk:
Sunday December 23, 2012 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°08.203' -73°55.779'
Depth:
80 ft
Horseshoe Wrecks reef side-scan

Side-scan sonar image showing the proximity of the brand new "Travis Tug", at lower-left, and the broken-down Horseshoe Wrecks, sunk more than ten years earlier. The tug is 95 feet long.

These jumbled piles of steel wreckage greatly resemble the Mohawk. However, unlike that vast and confusing field of debris, this site is relatively easy to navigate, since it is all relatively linear. Some of the pieces are quite tall and can be gotten inside of.

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Scallops

Scallop

Scallops can swim in spurts by clapping their shells. Water is ejected backward through openings on either side of the hinge, propelling the scallop in the opposite direction - surprising to see for the first time. When not jetting around, they settle into evenly-spaced shallow pits in the sand.

The Deep Sea Scallop Placopecten magellanicus (right) grows to 8" and is found offshore, generally in water over 100' deep. The smaller but equally edible Bay Scallop Aquipecten irradians, to 3", is found in bays and protected shallow waters. The Bay Scallop has a deeply ribbed shell, while the Deep Sea Scallop has many tiny ribs.

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