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Garden State North Artificial Reef (1/2)

Garden State North Artificial Reef

6.5 Nautical Miles off Harvey Cedars, 1.50 sq miles
Depth: 65-85 ft [download]

Good Times and Queen Mary are plotted from 1989 LORAN numbers. Although the TDs are slightly different, the resulting conversions are identical. It doesn't matter, neither one is still there.

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AH Dumont YO-54

Type:: artificial reef, tanker
Built:: 1940, John H. Mathis, Camden NJ USA
Specs:: ( 247 x 38 ft )
Sponsor:: Spentonbush Red Star Company, Fisherman Magazine
Sunk:: Tuesday June 10, 1986 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.727' -74°01.079'
Depth:: 85 ft

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Aqua II

Type:: artificial reef, barge, water
Built:: 1913, ? Camden NJ USA
Specs:: ( 110 x 30 ft )
Sponsor:: Eklof Marine Co., Marine Trades Assn. of NJ, Fisherman Magazine
Sunk:: Saturday November 7, 1987 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.474' -74°01.217'
Depth:: 80 ft

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The Artificial Reef Program used four types of obsolete Army armored vehicles as artificial reef materials off the New Jersey coast. These were cleaned at local military bases, loaded onto barges for transport, and pushed off at their final destination. Once the Army had disposed of its excess inventory, the program ceased, around 1999. The Artificial Reef Program has sunk almost 400 tanks altogether, far too many to list them here in this website.

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Choctaw

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Name:: An Indian tribe of south and central Mississippi, later forcibly moved to the Oklahoma territory.
Built:: 1966, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn NY USA
Specs:: ( 90 x 24 ft ) 84 gross tons
Sponsor:: Spentonbush Red Star Company, Beach Haven Marlin & Tuna Club, Fish America, Atlantic County Reef Society
Sunk:: Tuesday April 7, 1991 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.894' -74°01.284'
Depth:: 75 ft

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Coleman II

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

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Fatuk

Type:: artificial reef, freighter
Built:: 1962, Tokushima Shipbuilding Sangyo - Komatsushima, Japan
Specs:: ( 160 x 25 ft ) 275 tons
Sponsor:: US Customs Service, Fish America, Sportfish Fund
Sunk:: Thursday October 27, 1988 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.609' -74°01.037'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Good Times

Type:: artificial reef, charter boat
Specs:: ( 52 x 14 ft )
Sunk:: Wednesday August 15, 1984 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: gone (LORAN 26873.0 43192.5 = 39.61944° -74.01639° (1989)
Depth:: 80 ft

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Helis YO-153

Type:: artificial reef, tanker, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1943, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn NY USA
Specs:: ( 156 x 30 ft ) 370 tons (empty) 1000 tons (full)
Sunk:: Tuesday May 17, 2005 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.856' -74°00.986'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Jerry

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Built:: 1952, Gulfport Shipbuilding, Port Arthur TX USA
Specs:: ( 42 x 15 ft ) 27 tons
Sponsor:: Artificial Reef Association
Sunk:: Monday September 15, 1997 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°37.757' -74°00.828'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Mary C

Type:: artificial reef, barge, tank
Built:: 1944, East Coast Shipyards, 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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Garden State North Artificial Reef

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Emergency Spares Kit

You should always bring along spare parts and some basic tools on every diving excursion. Dive shops all sell Save-a-Dive kits that are a good start on this. Here is a list of some things you might want to carry in your spares kit:

o-rings for your tank valves and regs, and anything else that uses them
wire ties, large and small, lots of 'em
spare straps & buckles for mask, fins, snorkel, and knife
spare regulator mouthpiece & wire tie
a few feet of wreck reel line and surgical tubing
duct tape ( squeeze a small roll flat to save space )
silicone grease or O2 lube
extra batteries and bulbs for all your lights, computers, and camera
spare lanyards and brass snaps
stainless steel dive tool with wrenches, allens, and screw drivers ( pictured above )
stainless steel folding multi-tool with pliers, blades, and wire cutter
glues and sealants - neoprene cement, AquaSeal, Crazy Glue
bicycle tire patch kit - for small suit repairs
soap, powder and wax for drysuit if necessary
extra cam band - plastic buckles can break, especially in the cold
extra car keys, cash, spare change, C-card, etc

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