- Type:
- artificial reef, ferry
- Built:
- 1975, Houston, TX
- Specs:
- ( 320 x 68 ft ) 2,139 tons
- Sunk:
- Friday, June 15, 2018 - DelJerseyLand Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°30.882' -74°30.848'
- Depth:
- 125 ft
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Artificial Reefs (25/27)
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- 1975 - Master Marine, Inc., Bayou La Bâtre AL USA
- Specs:
- ( 70 ft ) 147 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Tuesday October 9, 2001 - Moriches Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°43.480' -72°46.503'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, Andromeda class attack transport ( freighter ), U.S. Navy, also known as a "Victory Ship", although often incorrectly referred to as a Liberty Ship
- Name:
- One of a series of Navy transports named for stars;
Algol is a star in the constellation Perseus, also known as the Demon star. - Built:
- 1943; Oakland CA USA, as James Barnes
- Specs:
- ( 459 x 63 ft ) 13910 displacement tons, 429 crew *
* this figure almost certainly includes embarked Marines - Sponsor:
- Federal Aid in Sportfish Restoration
- Sunk:
- Thursday November 22, 1991 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°06.545' -73°41.450'
- Depth:
- 145 ft +, starts at 70 ft, main deck at 110 ft
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- Type:
- shipwreck, patrol boat, U.S. Navy (converted yacht)
- Built:
- 1929, Germany, as Lone Star
- Specs:
- ( 171 x 26 ft ) 469 gross tons, 47 crew
- Sunk:
- Friday October 15, 1943
collision with destroyer USS Greer ( 1090 tons) - no casualties - Depth:
- 130 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tanker - Spentonbush Company, USA (Hess Oil)
- Built:
- 1932, Brooklyn NY USA (Bushey Yard)
- Specs:
- ( 110 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Spectra Services
- Sunk:
- Saturday June 3, 1989 - Sandy Hook Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°21.525' -73°56.110'
- Depth:
- 60 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, MLB-44 patrol boats ( 2 ), US Coast Guard
- Built:
- 1960s, MD USA
- Specs:
- ( 44 x 12 ft ) 20 tons
- Sponsor:
- Ocean Wreck Divers
VHFC - Village Harbor Fishing Club, GDF - Depth:
- OWD - 60 ft
VHFC - 80 ft - Sunk:
- OWD - Tuesday July 11, 1995
VHFC - Tuesday May 16, 1995 - Garden State South Artificial Reef - GPS - OWD:
- 39°33.426' -74°05.973'
- GPS - VHFC:
- 39°33.496' -74°05.991'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, clam dredge, USA
- Specs:
- ( 67 x 22 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Vicki-Pat Inc.
- Sunk:
- Monday Oct 30, 1989 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°15.255' -74°14.818'
- Depth:
- 80 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- Specs:
- ( 76 ft )
- Sunk:
- Friday June 18, 2004 - Moriches Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°43.382' -72°46.562'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, T1-M-A2 tanker, gasoline
- Built:
- 1944 Bayonne NJ USA as USS Ochlockonee AOG-33
- Specs:
- ( 244 x 37 ft ) tonnage unknown after lengthening
- Sponsor:
- Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, PSE&G Habitat Restoration Fund, friends of Walt Hendee, Ann E Clark Foundation
- Sunk:
- Thursday Sept 5, 2002 - Deepwater Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°58.385' -74°11.429'
- Depth:
- 135 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Specs:
- ( 65 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Vinik Marine
- Sunk:
- Saturday June 9, 2020 - Sandy Hook Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°21.541' -73°56.006'
- Depth:
- 60 ft
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Alopias vulpinus
Size:
to 20 ft including tail
Habitat:
open ocean, both coastal and over very deep water, also in the Mud Hole
Notes:
not especially dangerous
This shark feeds mainly upon small fishes which it stuns with its long tail. It has relatively weak jaws and small teeth for its size and is generally not considered a threat to man unless provoked. Thresher Sharks are capable of great bursts of speed, and also commonly leap completely out of the water, for reasons unknown. The Thresher is a favorite of shark fishermen, and is very good eating if cleaned and prepared properly. It is also a common bycatch of long-line commercial fishing. The Bigeye Thresher shark is even more bizarre ( it's purple ! )
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