- Type:
- artificial reef, barges
- Sunk:
- Wednesday March 4, 2009 - Delaware #10 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
-
38°36.934' -74°55.821'
38°36.769' -74°56.878'
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Artificial Reef Sites (9/26)
- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Specs:
- ( 86 ft )
- Built:
- 1943, Decatur AL as DPC-65
- Sunk:
- Friday Jan 15, 1999 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°40.540' -74°43.957'
- Depth:
- 75 ft
More: Delilah DPC-65 ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat, US Navy
- Specs:
- ( 104 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Abyss Dive Club
- Sunk:
- Thursday Sept 25, 2003 - Deepwater Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°57.984' -74°10.771'
- Depth:
More: Diver's Abyss ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat (cut into pieces)
- Specs:
- ( 65 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Spectra Services
- Sunk:
- Saturday June 3, 1989 - Sandy Hook Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°21.555' -73°56.103'
- Depth:
- 60 ft
More: Dorothy ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1943, Neponset MA USA
- Specs:
- ( 81 x 24 ft ) 142 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Friday November 7, 2003 - Moriches Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°43.470' -72°46.489'
More: DPC-19 "JJ" ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, drydock barge
- Specs:
- ( 100 ft )
- Sunk:
- February 1979 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- Sponsor:
- Artificial Reef Committee
- Depth:
- 75 ft
- GPS:
- 40°07.759' -73°56.384'
More: drydock ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, barge
- Name:
- Named for the Delaware Valley Divers club, who sponsored it,
and their peculiar aversion to nature's perfect packaging. - Specs:
- ( 140 x 40 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Delaware Valley Divers club & Peter King
- Sunk:
- Monday September 14, 1998 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°06.400' -73°57.080'
- Depth:
- 65 ft
More: DVD Barge ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, schooner barge, USA
( The small smokestack in the pictures is for an electrical generator. ) - Built:
- 1919, Baltimore MD USA
- Specs:
- ( 306 x 35 ft ) 2072 tons, 14 crew
- Sponsor:
- Modern Transportation Co.
- Sunk:
- July 1983 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°06.964' -73°57.571'
- Depth:
- 65 ft
More: Dykes ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, barge, tank, US Navy
- Built:
- 1942 Grange TX USA
- Specs:
- ( 174 x 40 ft ) 200 tons light
- Sponsor:
- Ocean Wreck Divers
- Sunk:
- Wednesday October 8, 1997 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°00.587' -73°59.391'
More: Ed Schmidiger / YON-81 ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, ferry, Central Railroad of New Jersey, USA
- Name:
- All CRRNJ ferries were named for New Jersey towns - Lakewood, Bound Brook, Red Bank, Plainfield, Elizabeth, Wilkes Barre, Cranford, Somerville, Westfield, and Bound Brook
- Built:
- 1901 Wilmington DE USA, as Lakewood
- Specs:
- ( 200 x 44 ft ) 1016 gross tons
- Sponsor:
- NJ Coast 2005 Initiative
- Sunk:
- Wednesday August 3, 2005 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°50.682' -74°43.078'
- Depth:
- 75 ft
More: Elizabeth "Hooters" ...
Without a doubt, the one item of dive gear that more people complain about is their weight belt. These things are just plain uncomfortable, and more so for northern divers, who usually need extra weight to compensate for a thick wetsuit or drysuit. Weight belts are also tricky for beginners to set up, put on, and adjust properly, and are one of the greatest sources of difficulty that I have observed with students.
But there's a simple solution: get rid of it. With the plethora of weight-integrated BCs on the market today, there is simply no reason not to get a weight-integrated BC. Some of the excellent reasons to do this include:
More: Weight System ...