Artificial Reefs (9/27)

Artificial Reefs

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

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Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1936 - Jakobson Shipyard Inc, Brooklyn, New York NY USA
Specs:
( 80x24 ft ) 146 gross tons
Sunk:
Tuesday November 26, 2019 - 12-Mile Artificial Reef
Depth:
125 ft
GPS:
40°37.073' -72°31.094'




Dorothy & V.L. Keegan
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat (cut into pieces)
Specs:
( 65 ft )
Sponsor:
Spectra Services
Sunk:
Saturday June 3, 1989 - Sandy Hook Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°21.555' -73°56.103'
Depth:
60 ft


DVD Banana Barge
Type:
artificial reef, barge
Name:
Named for the Delaware Valley Divers club, who sponsored it,
and their peculiar aversion to nature's perfect packaging.
Specs:
( 140 x 40 ft )
Sponsor:
Delaware Valley Divers club & Peter King
Sunk:
Monday September 14, 1998 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°06.400' -73°57.080'
Depth:
65 ft

Dykes reef
Type:
artificial reef, schooner barge, USA
( The small smokestack in the pictures is for an electrical generator. )
Built:
1919, Baltimore MD USA
Specs:
( 306 x 35 ft ) 2072 tons, 14 crew
Sponsor:
Modern Transportation Co.
Sunk:
July 1983 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°06.964' -73°57.571'
Depth:
65 ft



Artificial Reefs

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Type:
shipwreck, clam dredge, USA
Sunk:
Monday April 17, 1961
Depth:
65 ft

wooden hull probably completely disintegrated by now

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