- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- 1975, Master Marine, Bayou La Bâtre AL USA
- Specs:
- ( 80 ft ) 147 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Friday July 12, 2002 - Moriches Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°43.512' -72°46.598'
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Moriches Artificial Reef (1/2)
Moriches Artificial Reef (historical)
2.4 nautical miles south of Moriches Inlet, 0.54 sq miles
Depth: 70 - 75 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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- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- 1947, Bath Iron Works, Bath Maine USA
- Specs:
- ( 144x27 ft ) 393 tons
- Sunk:
- Wednesday April 17, 2002 - Moriches Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°43.402' -72°46.659
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barges
- Depth:
- 70 - 75 ft
| Name | Description | Sunk | GPS |
| Jean Elizabeth |
190 ft steel | 1995 | 40°43.500' -72°46.482' |
| 60 ft steel | 1995 | 40°43.558' -72°46.340' |
|
| #335 | 80 ft steel | Friday Nov 12, 1999 |
40°43.514' -72°46.309' |
| CFD | 100 ft steel | Thursday Feb 8, 2001 |
40°43.476' -72°46.343' |
| "Pump Boat" | 25 ft steel | Sunday Oct 14, 2018 |
40°43.464' -72°46.601' |
| Self-Propelled Scow #56 |
50 ft steel | Sunday Oct 14, 2018 |
40°43.453' -72°46.612' |
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- Type:
- artificial reef, clam dredge
- Built:
- 1983, James K Walker Marine, Moss Point MS USA
- Specs:
- ( 112x24 ft ) 188 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Wednesday March 8, 2000 - Moriches Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- 75 ft
- GPS:
- 40°43.505' -72°46.386'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- 1979, Hudson Shipbuilders, Pascagoula MS
- Specs:
- ( 76 ft )
- Sunk:
- Friday November 6, 1998 - Moriches Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°43.506' -72°46.397'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1943, Lawley & Sons, Neponset MA USA
- Specs:
- ( 86 x 24 ft ) 146 GT, 9 crew
- Sunk:
- Friday November 7, 2003 - Moriches Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°43.470' -72°46.489'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- 1978, Quality Marine, Bayou La Bâtre AL USA
- Specs:
- ( 90 ft ) 168 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Friday November 6, 1998 - Moriches Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°43.506' -72°46.461'
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All manner of concrete, steel, and stone rubble from dredging, demolition projects, and other construction is used as artificial reef materials. This material is generally available at very low cost or free from construction companies who are more than happy to get rid of it. Transportation costs determine where this material is used by the Reef Program.
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- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Built:
- 1979, Canaveral Shipbuilding, Cape Canaveral FL
- Specs:
- ( 97 x 24 ft ) 185GT
- Sunk:
- Friday March 12, 1999 - Moriches Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°43.439' -72°46.440'
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Masks come in hundreds of models and designs. Options include one to six windows, purge valves, color tinting, anti-fog coatings, and whatever else the corporate marketing guys can think up.
A mask's purpose is to let you see in the water. It is surprising just how narrow your field of view in a mask actually is, although you get used to it. Generally, the closer the main windows are to your eyes, the wider your field of view, and this is good. Side windows are supposed to increase your field of view, but they also move the main windows away from your face, and at any rate, you can easily turn your head to get the same effect. A few masks also have bottom windows, which are useful for inspecting yourself or your gauges.
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