New Jersey Scuba Diving

These vessels all gave long service on New York State's extensive inland canal system. I expect to be adding to this list, as there are many more, and they are very old. At most, one or two can and should be preserved, but for the rest, reefing is a better fate than being cut up into scrap and melted-down in China.

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Reliable

Type:

artificial reef, tugboat, USA

Built:

1930s, Syracuse NY USA

Specs:

( 74 ft )

Sunk:

Thursday May 31, 2018 - Shinnecock Artificial Reef

Depth:

GPS:

40°48.064' -72°28.651'

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Canal Tender 6

Type:

artificial reef, tugboat

Built:

late 1920s?

Specs:

( 40 ft )

Sunk:

Thursday May 31, 2018 - Shinnecock Artificial Reef

Depth:

GPS:

40°48.071' -72°28.655'

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Canal Tenders 7 & 8

Type:

artificial reef, tugboat

Built:

late 1920s?

Specs:

( 40 ft )

Sunk:

Thursday July 19, 2018 - Smithtown Artificial Reef

Depth:

GPS:

#7: 40°55.977' -73°11.110'
#8: 40°55.958' -73°11.098'

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Wards Island

Type:

artificial reef, ferry, USA

Built:

1929, Electric Boat Company, Groton CT USA

Specs:

( 101 x 32 ft )

Sunk:

Friday August 10, 2018 - Hempstead Artificial Reef

Depth:

GPS:

40°30.994' -73°32.955'

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