- Type:
- artificial reef, barge, dredge
- Specs:
- ( 70 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Strathmere Fishing and Enviromental Club, Ann E Clark Foundation
- Sunk:
- Thursday June 16, 2016 - Ocean City Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°9.993' -74°34.095'
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Artificial Reef Sites (19/27)
- Type:
- artificial reef, barge, USA
- Name:
- An Indian tribe of central New York state, the Onondaga sided with the English in the French and Indian war.
- Specs:
- ( 205 x 40 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Carbon Services Corp, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Artificial Reef Association, Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, Sportfish Fund
- Sunk:
- Monday July 19, 1993 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°53.770' -74°39.975'
- Depth:
- 65 ft
More: Onondaga ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, barge, tank, US Navy
- Built:
- 1942, Levingston Shipbuilding, Orange TX USA
- Specs:
- ( 174 x 40 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Ocean Wreck Divers
- Sunk:
- Wednesday October 8, 1997 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°00.587' -73°59.391'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tanker ( front half only )
- Specs:
- ( 85 x 30 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Ocean Wreck Divers
- Sunk:
- Friday August 7, 1998 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°07.750' -73°56.345'
- Depth:
- 70 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barge
- Specs:
- ( 132 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Ann E Clark Foundation, BassBarn.com
- Sunk:
- Wednesday August 10, 2005 - Wildwood Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°58.030' -74°41.050'
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- Type:
- 5 MP51 "K-Car" type PATH train cars ( the "Tubes" )
steel body / cement sub-flooring - Built:
- 1958 onwards - St. Louis Car Company
( numbers between 1200 and 1249 ) - Specs:
- ( 51 x 9 x 12 ft ) 69,300 lbs, 44 seats
- Sponsor:
- SEPTA
- Sunk:
- Thursday July 19, 1990 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°06.675' -73°57.077'
- Depth:
- 70 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1951, Matton Shipyard, Cohoes NY USA as Edward Matton
- Specs:
- ( 85 x 23 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Ocean Wreck Divers
- Sunk:
- Tuesday September 12, 2000 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°02.473' -73°59.599'
- Depth:
- 80 ft, top at 60 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, freighter, USA
- Built:
- 1944/1945 USA as FS-??? (US Army Design 381)
- Specs:
- ( 176 x 32 ft ) 560 tons
- Sponsor:
- Seacoast Products Inc, Fisherman Magazine
- Sunk:
- Friday March 29, 1985 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°13.763' -74°12.182'
- Depth:
- 85 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, LCM-6 (Landing Craft-Mechanized, see "Captain Henry")
- Specs:
- ( 56 x 14 ft ) 64 tons
- Sponsor:
- Army Transportation Corps
- Sunk:
- Saturday November 14, 1987 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°50.830' -74°42.510'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, houseboat, replica Spanish galleon
- Specs:
- ( 48 ft ) wood hull
- Sunk:
- 2002 - Yellowbar Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- 21 ft
- GPS:
- 40°38.030' -73°14.571'
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In a coastal area like New Jersey, the dominant winds are created by differential warming of the land and sea by the sun. Air warms over the hotter land and rises, and cool air from over the sea sweeps in underneath to replace it. These on-shore winds build over the course of the day, and so the waves they induce also build over the course of the day, then die down overnight.
I have found that the best diving conditions in New Jersey are either early morning or night. This is when the daily cycle of wave heights is at its lowest. Fortunately, the time restrictions on the inlets and beaches usually coincide with this.
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