Barges (6/10) ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

Barges (6/10)

barge beached — Notice the blocky shape and structure of this stranded but otherwise typical old wooden barge. Barges usually have minimal crews, to tend the lines.

A barge is a vessel that does not have its own means of propulsion ( usually. ) Barges are towed or pushed from place to place by tugboats, or anchored in place to serve as temporary work platforms, floating docks, or storage. Some barges are self-propelled, in a limited way. These are known as scows, and their limited propulsive power restricts them to protected waters without the assistance of a tugboat.

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Kathy & Maria

Type:: artificial reef, barge, canal ( cut in two )
Specs:: ( 32 x 13 ft each piece )
Sponsor:: Ocean City Marlin & Tuna Club, Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
Sunk:: Wednesday/Thursday June 22/23, 1997 - Ocean City Artificial Reef
GPS:: Kathy: 39°10.719' -74°33.259'
GPS:: Maria: 39°10.814' -74°33.044'

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Libra

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'

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Lisa Michelle

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'

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Mantank

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Built:: 1950, Wilmington, DE USA
Specs:: ( 224 x 38 ft )
Sponsor:: BassBarn.com, Ann E Clark Foundation, PSE&G Habitat Restoration Fund
Sunk:: Thursday Sept 5, 2002 - Deepwater Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°58.688' -74°11.410'
Depth:: 120 ft

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Mary C

Type:: artificial reef, barge, tank
Built:: 1944, Bayonne NJ, as AOG-23 Ammonusuc
Specs:: ( 240 x 38 ft )
Sponsor:: Eklof Marine Co., Fish America, Atlantic County Reef Society, Princeton Dive Club, Village Harbor Fishing Club, Fish Hawks
Sunk:: Tuesday October 30, 1990 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.168' -74°01.720'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Michael DePalma

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Specs:: ( 70 x 28 ft )
Sponsor:: Creedon Tug & Barge Works, Friends of Michael DePalma, GDF, Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
Sunk:: Tuesday February 27, 1996 - Wildwood Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°56.970' -74°41.337'

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Miller

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Specs:: ( 90 x30 ft )
Sponsor:: Caldwell's Diving Company, Fish America Foundation
Sunk:: Tuesday October 10, 1989 - Garden State South Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°33.621' -74°06.528'

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Molasses barge

Type:: artificial reef, barge, tank
Specs:: ( 250 x 42 ft )
Sponsor:: Charlie Bobowicz
Sunk:: Monday August 17, 1987 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.498' -74°01.412'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Morania barge

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Built:: 1961, Beaumont TX USA
Specs:: ( 230 ft )
Sponsor:: Morania Oil Company
Sunk:: Monday June 6, 1988 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.301' -73°57.424'
Depth:: 75 ft

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MRMTC 8

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Specs:: ( 90 ft )
Sponsor:: Manasquan River Marlin & Tuna Club, Ann E Clark Foundation
Sunk:: Friday Oct 3, 2006 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°03.387' -73°59.386'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Gassoon

Type:: shipwreck, schooner barge
Depth:: 80 ft

Another schooner barge or sailing ship. Close to shore and very near the Maurice Tracy. It is sometimes a second or third dive because of this. She's in 70 feet of water on a sandy seafloor. Lots of wood walls and some decking, it's been better for spearfishing lately rather than bugs, but that'll depend on when she was last dived. Named after the fishing boat that found the spot.

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