New Jersey Artificial Reefs (11/19)

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Shipwreck Macedonia
I found this old painting labeled "Macedonia" and "1894". This certainly could be the same ship. Another Macedonia enters the records in 1900, just a year after this one was lost.
Type:
shipwreck, steamer, Germany
( at time of loss chartered to Ward Lines, see Mohawk )
Name:
Macedonia is a region in the southern Balkans, adjoining Greece, and formerly part of Yugoslavia.
Built:
1894, England
Specs:
( 280 x 41 ft ) 2268 gross tons, 19 passengers & crew
Sunk:
Tuesday June 13, 1899
collision with liner Hamilton ( 3127 tons) - 1 casualty
GPS:
40°21.418' -73°56.153' (AWOIS 1991)
Depth:
60 ft

Maelstrom reef
Type:
artificial reef, lobster boat
built:
1974 - Master Marine, Inc., Bayou La Batre AL USA
Specs:
( 74ft ) 129 gross tons
Sponsor:
BassBarn.com
Sunk:
Saturday April 16, 2005 - Wildwood Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°57.412' -74°41.346'

Type:
artificial reef, tanker, US Navy YW-83 class
Built:
1945, Surgeon Bay, WI, USA, as YW-127
Specs:
( 165 x 33 ft )
Sponsor:
GPPCBA, Budweiser
Sunk:
Thursday July 16, 1998 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°06.419' -73°41.460'
Depth:
125 ft

Mantank reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge
Built:
1950, Wilmington, DE USA
Specs:
( 224 x 38 ft )
Sponsor:
BassBarn.com, Ann E Clark Foundation, PSE&G Habitat Restoration Fund
Sunk:
Thursday Sept 5, 2002 - Deepwater Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°58.688' -74°11.410'
Depth:
120 ft

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Type:
artificial reef, clam dredge, USA
Built:
1930s Maine USA
Specs:
( 75 x 18 ft )
Sponsor:
Atlantic County Reef Society, Fish America, Crestwood Village Fishing Club & Bob Kelleher
Sunk:
Tuesday October 30, 1990 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°15.177' -74°13.898'

Mary C reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge, tank
Built:
1944, 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


McGinty reef
Type:
artificial reef, trawler
Built:
1954 Tampa FL USA
Specs:
( 65 ft ) 79 GT
Sponsor:
Ocean Wreck Divers
Sunk:
Friday May 7, 2010 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°03.486' -73°59.344'
Depth:
80 ft

Megan Sue reef
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1960, Jacksonville FL, as Nomad
Specs:
( 61x17 ft )
Sponsor:
"4 of Clubs" - DVD, Ocean Wreck Divers, MRMTC, Ann E. Clark Foundation
Sunk:
Sunday January 9, 2005 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°03.181' -73°59.310'
Depth:
80 ft, top at 60 ft

Michael DePalma reef
Type:
artificial reef, barge
Specs:
( 70 x 28 ft )
Sponsor:
Creedon Tug & Barge Works, Friends of Michael DePalma, GDF, Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association
Sunk:
Tuesday February 27, 1996 - Wildwood Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°56.970' -74°41.337'

New Jersey Artificial Reefs

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wreck reel

A wreck reel should be considered standard equipment on all but the easiest open ocean dives. Even if you aren't into wreck penetration, you can use the reel as a foolproof way of always knowing how to get home. Just clip it on, and off you go. This is much easier and more reliable than any other means of navigation, and is useful in many situations, especially in poor visibility. Among other things, a wreck reel will allow you to make explorations over featureless sand areas, and in confusing debris fields, like the Mohawk, as well as conduct organized searches, etc. In open water, a wreck reel is often more useful than a compass, although you should always carry one of those as well. On the other hand, there is no real use for a wreck reel in a typical inlet or jetty dive, whereas your compass will be extremely useful.

wreck reel

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