New Jersey Scuba Diving

Bad Bob's Big Boat

Bob's Big Boat reef
Type:
artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:
1947, Bath Iron Works, Bath Maine USA
Specs:
( 144x27 ft ) 393 tons
Sunk:
Wednesday April 17, 2002 - Moriches Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:
40°43.402' -72°46.659

This trawler had a long and interesting career. She was built in 1947 as the MFV Fortis by Bath Iron Works in Maine and was one of five sisters that went to France to replace vessels lost in the war. The boat fished from Boulogne Sur Mer, France, from 1948 to 1966.

Later it was purchased by an American company and returned to Portland, Maine as the MFV Philip J. During this time she had three fishing owners. Eventually, she was renamed Newport and served as a floating restaurant. Finally renamed Bad Bob's Big Boat and sunk as part of the Moriches artificial reef on April 17, 2002. ( The New York reef program lists it as Bob's Big Boat or just The Boat, but that is not the whole name. )

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Wreck Reel

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A wreck reel should be considered standard equipment on all but the easiest open ocean dives. Even if you aren't into wreck penetration, you can use the reel as a foolproof way of always knowing how to get home. Just clip it on, and off you go. This is much easier and more reliable than any other means of navigation, and is useful in many situations, especially in poor visibility. Among other things, a wreck reel will allow you to make explorations over featureless sand areas, and in confusing debris fields, like the Mohawk, as well as conduct organized searches, etc. In open water, a wreck reel is often more useful than a compass, although you should always carry one of those as well. On the other hand, there is no real use for a wreck reel in a typical inlet or jetty dive, whereas your compass will be extremely useful.

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