Shinnecock Artificial Reef
Depth: 76 - 84 ft
2.0 Nautical miles south of Shinnecock Inlet
Shinnecock Reef was originally very small, but has been expanded greatly. The pink region is the historical area, and the blue region is the new deployment zone, while the full permitted size of the reef is roughly a square that encloses the deployment zone.
Not Shown:
- 46 ft pleasure craft - 1987
- 2 tugboats
- 9 barges
- 1,000 tire units
In the old version of the website, I had the names Marlu and Maroca recorded for this reef. When I got the new photos off most of the reefs, Maroca became apparent - it is spray-painted on the transom of the vessel. Marlu was harder, but I think I have that one figured out as well. I also had a second drydock at Fire Island that I think belongs here. New York's reef program was moribund for so long that the records are unclear.
Reef site coordinates differ from NOAA Navigational Charts.
Note the remains of the drydock at lower-left, the square lighthouse at top-center, with Marlu and Mandy Ray to the right. The freckles at the upper-left are Army tanks.
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler
- Built:
- 1968, Master Marine, Inc., Bayou La Bâtre AL USA
- Specs:
- ( 72x20 ft ) 131 gross tons
- Sunk:
- 1999-2000 - Shinnecock Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°48.149' -72°28.501'
More: Marlu ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- Specs:
- ( 51 ft )
- Sunk:
- Tuesday Sept 11, 1990 - Shinnecock Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°47.176' -72°28.355'
More: Lieutenant ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, light tower, USA
- built:
- 1962, US Coast Guard
- Specs:
- 87 ft tall
- Sunk:
- Friday January 8, 1993 - Shinnecock Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°48.139' -72°28.526'
More: Brenton Reef Lighthouse ...
The Artificial Reef Program used four types of obsolete Army armored vehicles as artificial reef materials off the New Jersey coast. These were cleaned at local military bases, loaded onto barges for transport, and pushed off at their final destination. Once the Army had disposed of its excess inventory, the program ceased, around 1999. The Artificial Reef Program has sunk almost 400 tanks altogether, far too many to list them here in this website.
More: Army Tanks ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, barges
- Depth:
- 79 - 84 ft
| Name | Description | Sunk | GPS |
| 60 ft steel dredge |
1987 | 40°48.063' -72°28.622 |
|
| Caddell | 157 ft wood drydock |
Wednesday September 12, 1990 |
40°48.007' -72°28.634' |
| Dump Scow DS-106 |
100 ft steel | Wednesday June 20, 2018 |
40°48.179' -72°28.461' |
| Shannon C | 60 ft steel | Friday Nov 5, 2021 |
40°48.118' -72°28.390' |
More: barges - Shinnecock Artificial Reef ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, pleasure boat, USA
- Built:
- Specs:
- ( 50 ft )
- Sunk:
- 1987 - Shinnecock Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°48.171' -72°28.392'
More: Maroca ...
