New Jersey Artificial Reefs (8/19)

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Good Times reef
Making history - the Good Times was the first vessel sunk by the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife's (then) new Artificial Reef Program.
Type:
artificial reef, charter boat
Specs:
( 52 x 14 ft )
Sunk:
Wednesday August 15, 1984 - Garden State North Artificial Reef
GPS:
unknown
Depth:
80 ft

Hail Mary reef
Type:
artificial reef, trawler
Built:
???, 1993
Specs:
( 65 ft ) 79 tons
Sponsor:
Greater Point Pleasant Charter Boat Association
Dedication:
Angelo
Sunk:
Saturday November 4, 2006 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
GPS:
40°02.641' -73°59.218'


reef Heavy Metal
Type:
artificial reef, tow boat
Built:
1956
Specs:
( 30 ft )
Sunk:
Tuesday July 18, 2006 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
Sponsor:
Budget Towing - Point Pleasant / TowBoatUS / Friends of Margie Starns
Dedication:
Margie Starns
GPS:
39°06.306' -74°36.471'
Depth:






New Jersey Artificial Reefs

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Shipwreck Malta
As Queen of the South, with a steam engine
Type:
iron-hulled steamer, converted to sail
Built:
1852
Specs:
( 244 x 40 ft ) 1600 displacement tons, 24 crew
Sunk:
Saturday November 24, 1885
ran aground in bad weather - 1 casualty
Depth:
20 ft

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