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Steven McAllister

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, McAllister Towing, USA
Built:: 1949, Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay, NY USA, as Paterson
Specs:: ( 95 x 25 ft )
Sponsor:: Hudson River Fishermen's Association of New Jersey
Sunk:: Friday September 22, 2000 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.883' -73°41.534'
Depth:: 125 ft

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Storm

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1967, Rockport Yacht & Supply Co. (RYSCO), Rockport TX 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

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Strathmere barges

Type:: artificial reef, barge (3)
Specs:: ( unknown )
Sunk:: Thursday May 16, 2019 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°06.446' -74°36.429'
39°06.479' -74°36.316'
39°06.452' -74°36.455'

There was never any public notice of these sinkings, although they appeared later in lists.

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Sulzer barge

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Specs:: ( 100 ft )
Sunk:: Friday May 25, 2007 - Ocean City Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°10.032' -74°34.008'

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Susan Rose

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1977, Steiner Shipyard, Bayou La Batre AL as Margaret Rose
Specs:: ( 77 ft ) 142 gross tons
Sunk:: Thursday Feb 13, 2025 - Manasquan Artificial Reef
GPS:: UNPUBLISHED
Depth:: 75 ft

The Susan Rose is a secret reef, sunk with no public notice or announcement. It will no doubt be used for another "period of successional development and monitoring" like the Carrabassett since 2024 and the New England Coast since 2023. Here is the NJDEP contact form if you would like to inquire about the progress of these studies:

https://dep.nj.gov/contact-form

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Swensen barge

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Built:: 1970
Specs:: ( 50 x 16 ft )
Sunk:: Friday June 27, 2003 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°03.585' -73°59.391'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Swenson I & II

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'

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Tanks / Clifford Lipke Reef

army tanks reef — An M-113 APC is pushed overboard to build a reef.

Type:: various types of Army tanks and other vehicles, 15 in all
Sponsor:: Friends of Clifford Lipke, NJ National Guard
Sunk:: 1998 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°07.608' -73°56.650'

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The Rhino

Type:: artificial reef, crew boat
Specs:: ( 50 x 13 ft )
Sponsor:: Caldwell's Diving Company, Absecon Saltwater Fishermen
Sunk:: Friday May 27, 1988 - Garden State South Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°33.693' -74°06.123'
Depth:: 65 ft

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Tibor

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Built:: 1957, Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, 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'

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New Jersey Artificial Reef Sites

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