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Artificial Reefs

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

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Horseshoe Wrecks reef
The barge-load of wreckage that will become the "Horseshoe Wrecks." the wreckage was pushed off three sides of the barge, hence the horseshoe pattern.
Type:
artificial reef, barges, tugboat
Specs:
( huge junk pile )
Sunk:
Sunday December 23, 2012 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°08.203' -73°55.779'
Depth:
80 ft

Joe Houston reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge (2)
Specs:
( 40 ft )
Sponsor:
Kevin Coleman, Coleman Construction Co.
Dedication:
Joe Houston, Johnny Mesday
Sunk:
Tuesday Nov 28, 2006 - Barnegat Light Artificial Reef
GPS
Houston: 39°45.078' -74°01.146'
GPS
Mesday: 39°45.079' -74°01.445'


Type:
artificial reef, work boat, USA
Built:
1963, Paasch Marine Services, Erie PA, USA
Specs:
( 53 ft )
Sunk:
Saturday, August 3, 2019 - Fire Island Artificial Reef
Depth:
70 ft
GPS:
40°35.711' -73°11.684'

Type:
artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:
1939 Wilmington DE USA
Specs:
( 70x18 ft ) 65 tons
Sunk:
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - Hempstead Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:
40°31.030' -73°31.800'

Jerry reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1952 Port Arthur TX USA
Specs:
( 42 x 15 ft ) 27 tons
Sponsor:
Artificial Reef Association
Sunk:
Monday September 15, 1997 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°37.757' -74°00.828'
Depth:
80 ft


Shipwreck RP Resor
A model of the Resor
Type:
shipwreck, tanker, USA
Name:
Named for R P Resor, Treasurer of Standard Oil.
Built:
1936, Kearny NJ USA
Specs:
( 435 x 66 ft ) 7451 gross tons, 49 crew
Sunk:
Friday February 28, 1942
torpedoed by U-578 - 2 survivors
Depth:
125 ft

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