Niagara Falls ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Niagara Falls

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:: 1978 - Quality Marine, Bayou La Bâtre AL USA
Specs:: ( 90 ft ) 168 gross tons
Sunk:: Friday November 6, 1998 - Moriches Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:: 40°43.506' -72°46.461'

Niagara Falls was bought by the federal government for $750,000 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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Moriches Artificial Reef

Depth: 70 - 75 ft

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Captain Sam

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

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crane barge

Type:: shipwreck, barge
Sunk:: March 2004
foundered under tow
Depth:: 60 ft

This medium-sized crane barge sank under tow in March 2004. The barge is upside-down, but propped up at a 30-degree angle by the crane, rising 30 feet off the bottom at the highest point. The crane is a large rotating affair that is permanently mounted on the barge. It is not the crumpled arm of the crane that supports the hull, but the central cab, so the wreck is stable, and it is safe to explore the cavernous dark space below. The bottom is coarse sand and pea gravel. Eventually, the wreck will crush flat, but that will probably take several years, and until then this is a fun and interesting site. Big eels, Sea Bass, and even one or two lobsters can be found here.

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