Captain Sam

Type:
artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:
1979, Hudson Shipbuilders, Pascagoula MS
Specs:
( 76 ft )
Sunk:
Friday November 6, 1998 - Moriches Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:
40°43.506' -72°46.397'

Captain Sam was bought by the federal government for $517,000 in a fleet-reduction buyout program. The buyout was not for the boat itself, but for its right to fish. The owner was then left to dispose of the vessel as he saw fit.


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Specific gravity is the ratio of the density of a material to the density of water. Materials with a specific gravity greater than 1.000 ( 1.035 in the ocean ) sink; materials with a specific gravity less than 1.000 ( 1.035 in the ocean ) float. Lead has the highest specific gravity - 11.35, except for gold. Gases like air also have weight, density, and specific gravity.

These figures are approximate and should be used only as general indicators.