Artificial Reef Sites (4/26)

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:

If you would like to visit this or any other of New Jersey's new unpublished reefs, contact New Jersey Artificial Reef Coordinator Peter Clarke at Mad Hatter Charters in Neptune City.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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reef Bay Jack
derelict on the Delaware River in 2001
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat - USACE
Built:
1941, Sturgeon Bay, WI as Escort
Specs:
( 56 x 14 ft ) 34 tons
Sunk:
November 2005 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
Sponsor:
GPS:
39°06.450' -74°36.020'
Depth:
60 ft

Bay King reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1941, Port Arthur, TX, as YTB-175 USS Chekilli
Specs:
( 96 ft )
Sponsor:
Manasquan River Marlin & Tuna Club, Ann E Clark Foundation
Sunk:
Sunday January 9, 2005 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°03.187' -73°59.283'
Depth:
80 ft, top at 60 ft



Becky Lee reef
Type:
artificial reef, clam dredge, USA
Built:
1968, Biloxi MS, as Big Bill
Specs:
( 85 x 23 ft )
Sponsor:
Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
Sunk:
Thursday July 25, 1991 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°53.110' -74°01.030'
Depth:
60 ft


Big Mama reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:
1925, Wilmington DE as Stroudsburg
Specs:
( 103 ft ) 195 GT
Sponsor:
Hay's Tug & Launch, GDF, Jersey Fresh Seafood Festival
Sunk:
Sunday June 9, 1995 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°13.961' -74°12.926'
Depth:
75 ft


Artificial Reef Sites

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Weather Stations

... I hope. There may still be an old-style chart lurking somewhere, but I think I got them all. Above is the new weather chart, with extant stations and buoys. The old chart still showed ALSN6 - the Ambrose Tower that got knocked into the water so many times that they finally gave up on it. The replacement buoy is in the exclusion zone of the shipping lane, where it should be safe.

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