- Type:
- artificial reef, barge
- Specs:
- ( 40 ft )
- Sponsor:
- BassBarn.com, Deep Foundations
- Sunk:
- Monday August 23, 2004 - Wildwood Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°57.710' -74°40.990'
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Artificial Reefs (11/29)
- Type:
- artificial reef, freighter
- Built:
- 1962, Tokushima Shipbuilding Sangyo - Komatsushima, Japan
- Specs:
- ( 160 x 25 ft ) 275 tons
- Sponsor:
- US Customs Service, Fish America, Sportfish Fund
- Sunk:
- Thursday October 27, 1988 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°37.609' -74°01.037'
- Depth:
- 80 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1956, Equitable Equipment Company, Madisonville, LA USA
- Specs:
- ( 110 ft )
- Sunk:
- Monday June 2, 2008 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°40.540' -74°43.957'
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I asked ChatGPT and Gemini to write me stories about New Jersey Artificial Reefs, and here is what they came up with:
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- Type:
- artificial reef, clam dredge, USA
- Built:
- 1944, Somerset Shipyard, Somerset MA USA as Rosalie D. Morse
- Specs:
- ( 89 x 23 ft ) 153 GT
- Sponsor:
- M & P Boat Inc.
- Sunk:
- Wednesday July 3, 1985 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°13.703' -74°12.486'
- Depth:
- 100 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tanker barge
- Specs:
- ( 242 x 42 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Spentonbush Red Star Company, Sportfish Fund
- Sunk:
- Thursday August 7, 1997 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°07.930' -73°55.942'
- Depth:
- 70 ft
More: Fisherman ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler
- Built:
- 1973, Seaman Shipbuilding, Bayou La Batre AL
- Specs:
- ( 77 ft ) 132 gross tons
- Sponsor:
- Mr. Nam Win, Cape May County Charter and Party Boat Association, Sportfishing Fund
- Sunk:
- Tuesday May 30, 2017 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°06.500' -74°36.300'
- Depth:
- 60 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1899
- Specs:
- ( 84 ft )
- Sunk:
- early 1970s - Atlantic Beach Reef
- Depth:
- 80 ft
- GPS:
- 40°31.711' -73°43.438'
sank during dredging operations
later raised, moved, and re-sunk as part of reef
intact, upright
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tanker, USA
- Built:
- 1957, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn NY USA
- Specs:
- ( 247 x 42 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Spentonbush Red Star Company
- Sunk:
- Sunday April 13, 1986 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°14.203' -74°12.148'
- Depth:
- 100 ft
More: Francis Bushey ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler
- Built:
- 1976, Gulf Coast Marine Builders, Bayou La Batre AL as Miss Quality
- Specs:
- ( 85 ft ) 159 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Saturday, Jan 16, 2010 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°40.540' -74°43.957'
- Depth:
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A dive knife should also be considered standard equipment since many dive locations have hazardous monofilament in which you can become entangled. Don't skimp on your knife either - the most commonly found artifact off the New Jersey coast is the cheap dive knife that has slipped from its sheath. When looking at knives in the store, scrutinize the locking mechanism and the sheath. Is it secure and unlikely to release by itself, yet also easy to use? Will it loosen under use, or break with age? Tug at it, and try to see if you can work it loose without actually hitting the release. If you can, then don't buy it. Also, bigger is not necessarily better - many of the best knives on the market are only 10 inches long overall.
Some other features to look for in a knife are:
- Blade shape: blunt tipped blades are safer, while pointed blades are more useful if you are into underwater hunting.
- A good big sturdy handle: you will probably have thick gloves on.
- Metal-butted handle: useful as a tank banger, or light duty hammer.
- Saw edge: for heavy duty cutting.
- Quick release depth compensating straps: much better than buckles.
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