Artificial Reef Sites (15/26)

Artificial Reefs

The pink and white areas are shipping lanes. 'Natural' shipwrecks are depicted with a wreck symbol.

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Type:
artificial reef, tanker, US Navy YW-83 class
Built:
1945, Surgeon Bay, WI, USA, as YW-127
Specs:
( 165 x 33 ft )
Sponsor:
GPPCBA, Budweiser
Sunk:
Thursday July 16, 1998 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°06.419' -73°41.460'
Depth:
125 ft

Type:
artificial reef, trawler
Built:
1983 - Newport Shipyard, Newport RI, USA
Specs:
( 126x25 ft ) 198 gross tons
Sunk:
October 16, 1998 - Shinnecock Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:
40°48.133' -72°28.500'

Mantank reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge
Built:
1950, Wilmington, DE USA
Specs:
( 224 x 38 ft )
Sponsor:
BassBarn.com, Ann E Clark Foundation, PSE&G Habitat Restoration Fund
Sunk:
Thursday Sept 5, 2002 - Deepwater Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°58.688' -74°11.410'
Depth:
120 ft

Margaret reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1915, Staten Island NY, as Charles P. Crawford
Specs:
( 97 x 24 ft ) 171 gross tons
Sunk:
Thursday June 28, 2007 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°40.540' -74°43.957'

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Type:
artificial reef, clam dredge, USA
Built:
1930s Maine USA
Specs:
( 75 x 18 ft )
Sponsor:
Atlantic County Reef Society, Fish America, Crestwood Village Fishing Club & Bob Kelleher
Sunk:
Tuesday October 30, 1990 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°15.177' -74°13.898'


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'

Type:
artificial reef, pleasure boat, USA
Built:
Specs:
( 50 ft )
Sunk:
1987 - Shinnecock Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:
40°48.171' -72°28.392'

Mary C reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge, tank
Built:
1944, Bayonne NJ, as AOG-23 Ammonusuc
Specs:
( 240 x 38 ft )
Sponsor:
Eklof Marine Co., Fish America, Atlantic County Reef Society, Princeton Dive Club, Village Harbor Fishing Club, Fish Hawks
Sunk:
Tuesday October 30, 1990 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°37.168' -74°01.720'
Depth:
80 ft

Type:
artificial reef, clam dredge, USA
Built:
1950, JW Nolan & Sons, Erie PA USA
Specs:
( 50x15 ft ) 14 gross tons
Sunk:
2003 - Fire Island Artificial Reef
Depth:
70 ft
GPS:
40°35.996'-73°12.926'

Artificial Reef Sites

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by Paul Humann

I am confounded by the illogic of many of those who try to defend the buddy system, even the spokesperson for a training agency such as PADI - the same folks who preached the dangers of dive computers and Nitrox a few years back. Here is some of the nonsense I've heard and why it is just that:

The buddy system makes diving more fun and practical

Of course, neither has anything to do with the buddy system. Fun is touted as sharing the dive and the after-dive experience with your buddy. Practicality means helping your buddy lug around equipment, get suited up, and other niceties. These benefits can be enjoyed with any dive companion without that person being a "buddy" for whose safety you are legally responsible.

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