- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1947, Port Arthur, TX, as Captain Chris Harms
- Specs:
- ( 85 ft )
- Sunk:
- Wednesday March 10, 2010 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°40.540' -74°43.957'
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Delaware Artificial Reef Sites (3/3)
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- Type:
- artificial reef, freighter, purse seiner
- Built:
- 1945, Stockton CA USA as FS-411 (US Army)
- Specs:
- ( 166 x 32 ft ) 542 tons
- Sunk:
- Dec 11, 2015 - DelJerseyLand Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°31.661' -74°30.607'
- Depth:
- 120 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, fleet tugboat, cutter
- Built:
- 1943, Portland, OR, as USS Zuni AT-95
- Specs:
- ( 205 x 38 ft ) 1,235 tons (light)
- Sunk:
- Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - DelJerseyLand Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°31.144' -74°30.747'
- Depth:
- 125 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, scallop dredge
- Built:
- 1977, Halter Marine, Lockport LA USA, as Southern Prince
- Specs:
- ( 156 x 39 ft ) 269 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Wednesday, June 29, 2022 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°40.494' -74°43.868'
- Depth:
- 85 ft
The Texas Star was built in 1977 on a multi-purpose supply ship hull, probably to service offshore oil platforms. The vessel was refitted as a floating casino in 1986, originally named Millionaire’s Casino, out of Savannah Georgia, but later moved to Texas and renamed Texas Star Casino. "The 12,000 square-foot vessel featured games such as craps, blackjack, roulette, poker and slot machines, with a bingo parlor situated on the nearby dock."
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- 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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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Specs:
- ( 55 ft )
- Sunk:
- Monday June 2, 2008 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°40.540' -74°43.957'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barge
- Built:
- 1953, New Orleans LA, as BCL-1103
- Specs:
- ( 110 x 34 ft ) 144 tons
- Sunk:
- Friday Oct 20, 2000 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°40.540' -74°43.957'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barge, US Navy
- Built:
- 1941, Dravo Corp, Wilmington DE USA
- Specs:
- ( 110 x 35 ft ) 400 tons dead weight
- Sunk:
- Wednesday March 10, 2010 - Delaware #10 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°36.608' -74°56.494'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tanker, US Navy
- Built:
- 1945, RTC Shipbuilding, Camden NJ USA
- Specs:
- ( 174 x 33 ft ) 1390 tons
- Sunk:
- Monday June 25, 2007 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°40.590' -74°43.957'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barge, US Navy
- Built:
- 1942
- Specs:
- ( 174 x 40 ft ) 200 tons light
- Sunk:
- Tuesday June 18, 2002 - Delaware #10 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°36.424' -74°56.498'
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From way back when in 1996 ...
by Dr. Jolie Bookspan, author of Diving Physiology in Plain English
Myth 1 - The Dive Reflex Protects You
In the dive reflex, heart rate and limb blood flow decrease. Careful science ( that means we didn't accidentally step on the thermisters ) shows time and again that the dive reflex does not reduce the need for oxygen underwater as it does in marine mammals. Field studies ( where you're allowed to step on the thermisters ) indicate that the dive reflex does not extend breath-holding time. Occasional cases of human survival after very cold water near-drowning are not due to the dive reflex. Cold is the likely mechanism behind the reduced metabolism that permits survival.
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