New Jersey Artificial Reef Sites (16/18)

New Jersey Artificial Reefs

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Type:
artificial reef, trawler
Built:
1967, Rockport Texas as Faneca
Specs:
( 95 ft ) 66 gross tons
Sunk:
Friday August 11, 2023 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°37.249' -74°01.178'
Depth:
80 ft


Swensen Barge reef
The towboat Heavy Metal is now sunk on the Townsends Inlet Reef.
Type:
artificial reef, barge
Built:
1970
Specs:
( 50 x 16 ft )
Dedication:
Patrick S Murphy
Sunk:
Friday June 27, 2003 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°03.585' -73°59.391'
Depth:
80 ft

Swenson barges I & II reefs
Swenson Barge I
Type:
artificial reef, barge
Specs:
( 130 x 30 ft )
Sponsor:
Shore Dock Company Inc.
Sunk:
I - Friday July 25, 1986
II - Wednesday September 16, 1987 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°07.305' -73°56.885'


Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1957, Somerset, Massachusetts, as Dick Perini
Specs:
( 45 x 14 ft ) 21 gross tons
Sunk:
Thursday June 29, 2023 - Barnegat Light Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°45.792' -74°01.191'
as Dick Perini

Built in 1957, by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding of Somerset, MA as Dick Perini. The tug was later acquired by Chelsea Fuel Transportation Company of East Boston, MA (a subsidiary of Boston Towing and Transportation of East Boston, MA, A subsidiary of the Reinauer Transportation Company of Staten Island, NY) where she was renamed Heidi. In 2014, the tug was acquired by the Eastern Towboat Company of Boston, MA, where she retained her name. She was a single screw tug, rated at 160 horsepower.


Tobacco Pointe reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:
1954 Calumet IL as Sharon Lee
Specs:
( 89 ft )
Sponsor:
thesportfishngfund.org, Ann E Clark Foundation
Dedication:
Richard Reina
Sunk:
Thursday June 16, 2016 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°14.038' -74°12.568'
Depth:
75 ft

#9 reef
Type:
artificial reef, tow boat, originally USCG patrol boat
Specs:
( 40 x 12 ft )
Sponsor:
Artificial Reef Association, Jim Lees
Sunk:
Wednesday July 31, 1995 - Barnegat Light Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°45.127' -74°01.297'

Troy reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:
1955 Cohoes NY USA
Specs:
( 90 x 20 ft )
Sponsor:
Joe Williams, Ocean City Marlin & Tuna Club, Atlantic County Party & Charter Boat Association
Sunk:
Friday April 27, 1990 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°15.290' -74°14.060'
Depth:
75 ft

Tuna Sub reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge
Built:
circa 1990, NY USA
Specs:
( 42 x 22 ft )
Sponsor:
Forked River Tuna Club
Dedication:
someone's lunch?
Sunk:
Tuesday May 21, 2002 - Barnegat Light Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°45.973' -74°01.459'

New Jersey Artificial Reef Sites

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Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1957, Somerset, Massachusetts, as Dick Perini
Specs:
( 45 x 14 ft ) 21 gross tons
Sunk:
Thursday June 29, 2023 - Barnegat Light Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°45.792' -74°01.191'
as Dick Perini

Built in 1957, by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding of Somerset, MA as Dick Perini. The tug was later acquired by Chelsea Fuel Transportation Company of East Boston, MA (a subsidiary of Boston Towing and Transportation of East Boston, MA, A subsidiary of the Reinauer Transportation Company of Staten Island, NY) where she was renamed Heidi. In 2014, the tug was acquired by the Eastern Towboat Company of Boston, MA, where she retained her name. She was a single screw tug, rated at 160 horsepower.

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