Morania 180

Morania 180 reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge
Built:
1961, Bethlehem Beaumont, Beaumont TX USA
Specs:
( 230 ft )
Sponsor:
Morania Oil Company
Sunk:
Monday June 6, 1988 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°06.301' -73°57.424'
Depth:
75 ft

This is a very big flat-topped asphalt tanker barge. The stern is the most interesting area, with a small platform and myriad big pipes and valves, and a big notch in the transom where the tugboat would go. Good spearfishing in this area as well. The bow of the barge is less interesting. A number of open hatches in the deck at 65 ft allow access to the interior, which is very dark.

Morania 180 reef side-scan
Side-scan sonar image
Morania 180 reef
Morania 180 reef

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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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