Artificial Reefs (14/26)

Artificial Reefs

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

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Vandegrift reef
Type:
artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:
1968 - Graham Boats, Pascagoula MS USA as Lady Ann
Specs:
( 78 ft )
Sponsor:
family & friends of Ray Vandegrift
Sunk:
Friday March 26, 2004 - Wildwood Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°57.414' -74°41.500'

Laita reef
Type:
artificial reef, trawler, clam dredge, USA
Built:
1948, Bath Iron Works, Maine, USA
Specs:
( 117 x 24 ft ) 195 gross tons
Sponsor:
Eirek's Dock, Fisherman Magazine
Sunk:
Thursday October 16, 1986 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°51.860' -74°42.965'
Depth:
65 ft

Lewis F. Boyer reef
At launching, with namesake (inset)
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1922, Tampa FL, as Lorraine D
Name:
named ( now ) for Travis Nagiewicz, Capt. Steve's son.
Specs:
( 95 x 20 ft ) 125 gross tons
Sponsor:
Captains Steve Nagiewicz & Dan Crowell
Dedication:
Travis Nagiewicz
Sunk:
Wednesday October 31, 2001 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°08.179' -73°55.824'
Depth:
75 ft

Libra reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge, gravel
Specs:
( 195 ft )
Sponsor:
Hay's Tug & Launch
Sunk:
Thursday June 12, 1997 - Ocean City Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°10.801' -74°32.741'


Lisa Kim reef
May 30, 2004
Type:
artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:
1966, Port Arthur TX as State Race
Specs:
( 110 ft ) 177 gross tons
Sunk:
Nov 2, 2016 - Wildwood Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°57.900' -74°41.050'

Lisa Michelle reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge
Specs:
( 110 x 30 ft )
Sponsor:
McNeil's Marina, Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
Sunk:
Wednesday August 8, 1990 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°53.505' -74°40.075'

reef Long Bay
Type:
artificial reef, trawler
Specs:
( 77 ft )
Sponsor:
Townsends Inlet Fluke Tournament, Ann E. Clark Foundation
Sunk:
Tuesday April 10, 2007 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°06.476' -74°36.471'
Depth:
60 ft

Type:
artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:
1966 - Master Marine, Inc., Bayou La Bâtre AL USA
Specs:
( 79 ft ) 129 gross tons
Sunk:
Sunday Sept 20, 1998 - Hempstead Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:
40°31.106' -73°33.439'

Maelstrom reef
Type:
artificial reef, lobster boat
built:
1974 - Master Marine, Inc., Bayou La Batre AL USA
Specs:
( 74ft ) 129 gross tons
Sponsor:
BassBarn.com
Sunk:
Saturday April 16, 2005 - Wildwood Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°57.412' -74°41.346'


H10284/88 -- OPR-C147-WH-88; AN OBSTRUCTION WAS FOUND WITH AN ESTIMATED DEPTH OF 33 FT; OBSTRUCTION IS 269M SW OF CHARTED POSITION OF THIS ITEM AND 81M SW OF POSITION OF ITEM 1571; EVALUATOR BELIEVES THAT THIS CONTACT IS THIS ITEM OR ITEM 4600; THERE ARE OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE AWOIS ITEM THAT WERE LOCATED BY THE PRESENT SURVEY, BUT THIS IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND HAS AN ESTIMATED HEIGHT THAT IS CLOSE TO THE CHARTED INFORMATION. (UPDATED MSD 6/91)

FE330SS/89 -- OPR-C147-HE-89; CONTACT #22 FROM SURVEY H-10284/88; DIVERS INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE REMAINS OF A LARGE WOODEN WRECK WHICH IS BADLY BROKEN UP, DETERIORATED, AND STREWN ABOUT THE BOTTOM; SEVERAL LARGE TIMBERS RISE AT ANGLES ABOVE THE GENERAL TREND OF THE WRECK; TIMBERS ARE MOST LIKELY THE RIBS FROM THE WRECK; LEADLINE LEAST DEPTH WAS TAKEN BY DIVERS ON THE AFTERMOST VERTICAL TIMBER; DUE TO THE DETERIORATED CONDITION OF WRECK, POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION IS NOT POSSIBLE; HOWEVER, DIVERS REPORTED THAT THE WRECKAGE WAS MORE LIKELY A BARGE THAN A WAR VESSEL (AWOIS ITEM 1571) (UPDATED MSD 6/91)

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