- Type:
- artificial reef, barge
- Specs:
- ( 45 x 20 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Coleman Construction Company
- Sunk:
- Tuesday June 27, 1989 - Sandy Hook Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°21.060' -73°56.125'
- Depth:
- 50 ft
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Artificial Reefs (8/27)
Susan Rose Sunk in February
The Susan Rose was re-sunk as an artificial reef in February. At present there still has been no public announcement. Here is the NJDEP contact form if you would like to inquire:
If you would like to visit this or any other of New Jersey's new unpublished reefs, contact New Jersey Artificial Reef Coordinator Peter Clarke at Mad Hatter Charters in Neptune City.
The pink and white areas are shipping lanes. 'Natural' shipwrecks are depicted with a wreck symbol.
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barge
- Specs:
- ( 60 x 25 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Coleman Construction Co, Fish America, Artificial Reef Association
- Sunk:
- Wednesday June 21, 1995 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°37.296' -74°01.214'
- Depth:
- 80 ft
More: Coleman II ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1952, American Marine, New Orleans LA, USA
- Specs:
- ( 92 x 25 ft ) 150 tons
- Sponsor:
- GPPCBA, Budweiser, GDF
- Sunk:
- Saturday August 3, 1996 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°02.794' -73°59.350'
- Depth:
- 80 ft
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This new feature inside the Manasquan Inlet reef site will be called the Maher Terminals Reef in recognition of the donated material by Maher Terminals, located in Port Elizabeth, NJ. The material consisted of 151 concrete forms, measuring 40 feet x 8 feet x 1.5 feet each. The forms, once used for shipping container inspections, were no longer needed and were slated for demolition and disposal. Center point coordinates are 40° 04.617' N and 073° 59.040' W.
More: concrete ...
- Type:
- 4700 concrete slabs ( must be quite a pile )
- Sponsor:
- Delaware River Port Authority
- Sunk:
- 1988 - Cape May Artificial Reef
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tanker, sludge
- Built:
- 1938, Bethlehem Staten Island, Staten Island NY USA
- Specs:
- ( 250 x 40 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Crystal Oil Corporation, Marine Trades Assn. of NJ, Fisherman Magazine
- Sunk:
- Thursday September 10, 1987 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°06.285' -73°41.365'
- Depth:
- 125 ft, starts at 80 ft
More: Coney Island ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler
- Built:
- 1960, Thomaston ME USA
- Specs:
- ( 62x17 ft ) 57 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Jan 24, 2001 - Yellowbar Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- 34 ft
- GPS:
- 40°38.001 -73°14.479
More: Connie F ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, sailboat, USA
- Specs:
- ( 34 ft )
- Sunk:
- Monday July 27, 1998 - Fire Island Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- 70 ft
- GPS:
- 40°35.896' -73°12.934'
More: Courtesan ...
- Type:
- artificial reef, ferry, Central Railroad of New Jersey, USA
( sometimes incorrectly identified as a barge ) - Name:
- All CRRNJ ferries were named for New Jersey towns - Lakewood, Bound Brook, Red Bank, Plainfield, Elizabeth, Wilkes Barre, Cranford, Somerville, Westfield, and Bound Brook
- Built:
- 1905, Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington DE USA
- Specs:
- ( 191 x 44 ft ) 1197 tons
- Sponsor:
- Ashley Development Corporation
- Sunk:
- Tuesday March 30, 1982 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°07.447' -73°56.227'
- Depth:
- 70 ft
More: Cranford ...
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- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler
- Built:
- 1974, Marine Builders, Mobile AL USA
- Specs:
- ( 77 x 23 ft )
- Sunk:
- Friday Jan 30, 2009 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°40.540' -74°43.957'
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by Michael C. Barnette
Poly-chlorinated biphenols (PCBs) and heavy metals ( Pb, Cu, Ni, Cd, Zn, Ag, and Hg ) have become an issue of concern with artificial reef development, as popular reef building materials ( e.g., ex-Navy vessels ) may contain quantities of these toxic materials that may potentially be transferred through the food chain. This transference, or bioaccumulation, may have unforseen effects on the marine environment and, ultimately, human health through consumption of contaminated finfish and shellfish harvested from these reefs. However, thousands of ships have met their demise without the environmental cleansing and preparation that artificial reefs require, perhaps posing a potentially greater health risk to consumers and divers.
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