Artificial Reef Sites (23/27) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Artificial Reef Sites (23/27)

Artificial Reefs

Dutch Springs
Huntington Artificial Reef
Kismet Artificial Reef
Matinecock Artificial Reef
Mattituck Artificial Reef
New Reef
Port Jefferson Artificial Reef
Smithtown Artificial Reef
Yellowbar Artificial Reef

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Southwick's

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Built:: 1989
Specs:: ( 62 x 22 ft )
Sponsor:: Berman family, United Jewish Community Fund of Harrisburg
Sunk:: Friday Sept 13, 2002 - Little Egg Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°28.560' -74°11.300'

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Spaghetti Pile

Type:: artificial reef, steel communications cable
Sunk:: 2000 - 2005 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°14.150' -74°13.100'
GPS:: 39°14.038' -74°13.150'

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Spartan

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1957, Calumet Shipyard & Drydock, Chicago IL USA
Specs:: ( 85 x 23 ft )
Sponsor:: Spentonbush Red Star Company
Sunk:: Friday January 31, 1986 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.158' -73°57.198'
Depth:: 70 ft

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St George II

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:: 1979, Canaveral Shipbuilding, Cape Canaveral FL
Specs:: ( 97 x 24 ft ) 185GT
Sunk:: Friday March 12, 1999 - Moriches Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:: 40°43.439' -72°46.440'

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Starcraft

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Built:: 1936, Port Richmond, NY USA
Specs:: ( 150 x 40 ft ) 684 GT
Sponsor:: Eklof Marine, Ocean Wreck Divers club, Artificial Reef Association, Village Harbor Fishing Club
Sunk:: Wednesday May 11, 1994 - Garden State South Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°33.528' -74°06.309'

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Steven McAllister

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, McAllister Towing, USA
Built:: 1949, Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay, NY USA, as Paterson
Specs:: ( 95 x 25 ft )
Sponsor:: Hudson River Fishermen's Association of New Jersey
Sunk:: Friday September 22, 2000 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.883' -73°41.534'
Depth:: 125 ft

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Storm

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1967, Rockport Yacht & Supply Co. (RYSCO), Rockport TX as Faneca
Specs:: ( 95 ft ) 66 gross tons
Sunk:: Friday August 11, 2023 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.249' -74°01.178'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Strathmere barges

Type:: artificial reef, barge (3)
Specs:: ( unknown )
Sunk:: Thursday May 16, 2019 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°06.446' -74°36.429'
39°06.479' -74°36.316'
39°06.452' -74°36.455'

There was never any public notice of these sinkings, although they appeared later in lists.

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Sulzer barge

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Specs:: ( 100 ft )
Sunk:: Friday May 25, 2007 - Ocean City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°10.032' -74°34.008'

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Susan Rose

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1977, Steiner Shipyard, Bayou La Batre AL as Margaret Rose
Specs:: ( 77 ft ) 142 gross tons
Sunk:: Thursday Feb 13, 2025 - Manasquan Artificial Reef
GPS:: NJDEP Private Fishing Hole
Depth:: 75 ft

The Susan Rose is a secret reef, sunk with no public notice or announcement. It will no doubt be used for another "period of successional development and monitoring" like the Carrabassett since 2024 and the New England Coast since 2023. Here is the NJDEP contact form if you would like to inquire about the progress of these studies:

https://dep.nj.gov/contact-form

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u12 - AWOIS 7509

FE312SS/88 -- OPR-C121-WH-88; WHILE SEARCHING FOR AWOIS ITEM 1634, TWO SIDE-SCAN SONAR CONTACTS WERE LOCATED AND IDENTIFIED AS WRECKAGE (ALSO REFERENCE ITEM 7508); AN OBSTRUCTION (SSS CONTACT NO. 379.6S) WAS FOUND; DIVER LEAST DEPTH OF 36 FT. IN PRESENT SURVEY DEPTHS OF 38 FT.; REMAINS OF A PORTION OF A KEEL OF A METAL HULLED VESSEL; VESSEL WAS LYING INVERTED WITH THE KEEL EXPOSED; PORTION OF MIDSECTION OF VESSEL WAS VISIBLE; ENTIRE STRUCTURE WAS COATED WITH ANTI-FOULING PAINT; 45 FT. WIDE AT THE BEAM, 37 FT. AT THE NORTHERN END AND 18 FT. LONG; SOUTHERN END OF SITE WAS BENT AND TWISTED; HULL STOOD APPROXIMATELY 3 FT. OFF THE BOTTOM AT THE NORTHERN END, AND A SAND SCOUR AT THE SOUTHERN END EXPOSED APPROXIMATELY 6-8 FT. OF THE WRECK (3-4 FT. BELOW THE SURROUNDING BOTTOM). (ENTERED MSM 10/89)

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