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Artificial Reef Sites (3/26)

Susan Rose Sunk in February

The Susan Rose was re-sunk as an artificial reef in February. At present there still has been no public announcement. Here is the NJDEP contact form if you would like to inquire:

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

If you would like to visit this or any other of New Jersey's new unpublished reefs, contact New Jersey Artificial Reef Coordinator Peter Clarke at Mad Hatter Charters in Neptune City.

Artificial Reefs

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

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barges - Fire Island Artificial Reef

The "Ocean Prince" drydock (above) was sunk in 1986 and is well-attested. New York has photos of a clearly different drydock which they place here, but I believe is actually at Shinnecock, and I have placed it there.

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 62 - 73 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
	110 ft steel	Thursday Sept 9, 1999	40°35.973' -73°13.242'
Air Force Scow	110 ft steel	Sunday Oct 14, 2018	40°35.914' -73°11.986'
Dump Scow DS-24	100 ft steel	Sunday Oct 14, 2018	40°35.838' -73°12.015'
Irvington	60 ft steel	2024	40°35.949' -73°12.308'
Piano Scow	30 ft steel	Sunday Oct 14, 2018	40°35.872' -73°12.022'
"Ocean Prince" Drydock #4	200 ft steel drydock	Saturday Nov 29, 1986	40°35.704' -73°11.968'

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barges - Hempstead Artificial Reef

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 50 - 72 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
	115 ft steel		40°31.145' -73°31.736'
	100 ft wood drydock	1990	40°31.504' -73°31.914'
Navy	110 ft steel	1993	40°31.077' -73°31.476'
	40 ft steel dredge	Wednesday Oct 4, 2000	40°31.010' -73°32.501'
	40 ft steel dredge	Wednesday Oct 4, 2000	40°31.010' -73°32.501'
DB-1	75 ft steel derrick	Friday Aug 10, 2018	40°30.971' -73°32.971'

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barges - Kismet Artificial Reef

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 16 - 25 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
	85 ft	1965	40°38.311' -73°12.435'
	100 ft	1965	40°38.280' -73°12.496'

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barges - Matinecock Artificial Reef

New York has a very successful 'flying barge' program

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 30 - 40 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
	46 ft steel	Thursday Aug 22, 2019	40°54.604' -73°37.477'
	40 ft steel	Thursday July 25, 2024	40°54.613' -73°37.394'

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barges - McAllister Artificial Reef

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 50- 53 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
	60 ft steel	Tuesday (?) Sept 28, 1999	40°32.120′ -73°39.605′
	40 ft steel dredge	Thursday Sept 28, 2000	40°32.048′ -73°39.326′
	40 ft steel dredge	Thursday Sept 28, 2000	40°32.015′ -73°39.295′
	37 ft steel crane	2003	40°32.162' -73°39.481'

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barges - Moriches Artificial Reef

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 70 - 75 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
Jean Elizabeth	190 ft steel	1995	40°43.500' -72°46.482'
	60 ft steel	1995	40°43.558' -72°46.340'
#335	80 ft steel	Friday Nov 12, 1999	40°43.514' -72°46.309'
CFD	100 ft steel	Thursday Feb 8, 2001	40°43.476' -72°46.343'
"Pump Boat"	25 ft steel	Sunday Oct 14, 2018	40°43.464' -72°46.601'
Self-Propelled Scow #56	50 ft steel	Sunday Oct 14, 2018	40°43.453' -72°46.612'

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barges - Port Jefferson Artificial Reef

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 30 - 40 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
Lund's	50' steel crane barge	Thursday Nov 16, 2023	40°59.915' -73°04.043'

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barges - Rockaway Artificial Reef

Many holes cut in sides.
It must cost a fortune to rent this giant derrick.

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 32 - 40 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
Dump Scow DS-109	100 ft steel	Tuesday Oct 9, 2018	40°32.614' -73°50.098'

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barges - Shinnecock Artificial Reef

100 ft steel barge ( on a much bigger barge )

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'

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barges - Smithtown Artificial Reef

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 38 - 40 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
	190’ wood	1979	40°55.977' -73°10.921'
	350’ steel	1981	40°55.943' -73°10.955'
	270’ wood	1982	40°55.876' -73°11.111'
	340’ steel	1984	40°55.991' -73°10.950'
	80’ wood	1984	40°55.972' -73°10.872'
	80’ steel (226)	2021	40°55.970' -73°11.048'

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Artificial Reef Sites

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