Delaware #10 Artificial Reef

Delaware #10 Artificial Reef

5.5 Nautical Miles from Indian River Inlet, 1.31 sq miles
Depth: 55-65 ft



rock reef
A hopper barge full of rock

All manner of concrete, steel, and stone rubble from dredging, demolition projects, and other construction is used as artificial reef materials. This material is generally available at very low cost or free from construction companies who are more than happy to get rid of it. Transportation costs determine where this material is used by the Reef Program.


Type:
shipwreck, freighter, USA, converted to barge
Built:
1918, Globe Shipbuilding, Superior WI, as Contoocook, later Elda
Specs:
( 251' x 43 ft ) 2344 gross tons
Sunk:
Monday March 18, 1946
foundered
GPS:
38°36.769' -74°56.878' (DNREC)
Depth:
60 ft



Oceanography
Phoenician colonies and voyages.
Modified from The Challenger Reports (summary), 1895

Human populations through time have often flourished near the sea, partly because of the food resources that can be found there, but also because of the ease of transportation of people and cargo by boats. Observations about various organisms and environments were of course a major part of human activities since the earliest times, since the very survival of early Homo sapiens depended on this knowledge to obtain food and provide defense against dangerous plants and animals.