Artificial Reefs (12/27)

Artificial Reefs

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

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reef Heavy Metal
Type:
artificial reef, tow boat
Built:
1956
Specs:
( 30 ft )
Sunk:
Tuesday July 18, 2006 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
Sponsor:
Budget Towing - Point Pleasant / TowBoatUS / Friends of Margie Starns
GPS:
39°06.306' -74°36.471'
Depth:




Holgate reef
Type:
artificial reef, trawler
Built:
? Holgate NJ ?
Specs:
( 65 ft )
Sponsor:
Farreny Boat Yard, Beach Haven Marlin & Tuna Club, ALO
Sunk:
Tuesday October 25, 1994 - Garden State South Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°33.404' -74°06.452'
Depth:
60 ft


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





PATH / SEPTA Subway Cars reef
Type:
5 MP51 "K-Car" type PATH train cars ( the "Tubes" )
steel body / cement sub-flooring
Built:
1958 onwards - St. Louis Car Company
( numbers between 1200 and 1249 )
Specs:
( 51 x 9 x 12 ft ) 69,300 lbs, 44 seats
Sponsor:
SEPTA
Sunk:
Thursday July 19, 1990 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°06.675' -73°57.077'
Depth:
70 ft

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