New Jersey Artificial Reef Sites (18/19)

New Jersey Artificial Reefs

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Ocean Wreck Divers I reef
Type:
artificial reef, MLB-44 patrol boats ( 2 ), US Coast Guard
Built:
1963, Curtis Bay MD USA
Specs:
( 44 x 12 ft ) 20 tons
Sponsor:
Ocean Wreck Divers (USCG 44333)
VHFC - Village Harbor Fishing Club, GDF (USCG 44322)
Depth:
OWD - 60 ft
VHFC - 80 ft
Sunk:
OWD - Tuesday July 11, 1995
VHFC - Tuesday May 16, 1995 - Garden State South Artificial Reef
GPS - OWD:
39°33.426' -74°05.973'
GPS - VHFC:
39°33.496' -74°05.991'


Vincent Tibbetts reef
Type:
artificial reef, T1-M-A2 tanker, gasoline
Built:
1944, East Coast Shipyards, Bayonne NJ USA as USS Ochlockonee AOG-33
Specs:
( 244 x 37 ft ) tonnage unknown after lengthening
Sponsor:
Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, PSE&G Habitat Restoration Fund, friends of Walt Hendee, Ann E Clark Foundation
Sunk:
Thursday Sept 5, 2002 - Deepwater Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°58.385' -74°11.429'
Depth:
135 ft



Waldorf reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge, crane
Specs:
( 110 ft )
Sponsor:
Caldwell's Diving Company
Sunk:
Friday December 3 1999 - Little Egg Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°28.780' -74°11.084'



Winthrop reef
Type:
artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:
1948, Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, USA
Specs:
( 117 x 24 ft ) 195 gross tons
Sponsor:
Eirek's Dock, Fish America Foundation
Sunk:
Wednesday July 12, 1989 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°50.825' -74°43.312'
Depth:
60 ft


Moriches Artificial Reef (historical)

2.4 nautical miles south of Moriches Inlet, 0.54 sq miles
Depth: 70 - 75 ft