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New York Artificial Reefs (1/6)

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Alec N

Type:: artificial reef, clam dredge, USA
Built:
Specs:: ( 45 ft )
Sunk:: 1999 - Fire Island Artificial Reef
Depth:: 70 ft
GPS:: 40°35.961' -73°13.012'

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Ana Palmira

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:: 1975 - Master Marine, Inc., Bayou La Bâtre AL USA
Specs:: ( 80 ft ) 147 gross tons
Sunk:: Friday July 12, 2002 - Moriches Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:: 40°43.512' -72°46.598'

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The Artificial Reef Program used four types of obsolete Army armored vehicles as artificial reef materials off the New Jersey coast. These were cleaned at local military bases, loaded onto barges for transport, and pushed off at their final destination. Once the Army had disposed of its excess inventory, the program ceased, around 1999. The Artificial Reef Program has sunk almost 400 tanks altogether, far too many to list them here in this website.

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Bad Bob's Big Boat

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:: 1947 Bath Maine USA
Specs:: ( 144x27 ft ) 393 tons
Sunk:: Wednesday April 17, 2002 - Moriches Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:: 40°43.402' -72°46.659

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barges - Atlantic Beach Artificial Reef

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 55 - 64 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
	80 ft steel		40°31.884' -73°43.297'
	85 ft steel		40°31.942' -73°42.894'
	100 ft steel		40°31.631' -73°43.029'
	140 ft steel		40°31.736' -73°42.736'
	150 ft steel		40°31.903' -73°43.166'
	150 ft wood		40°31.762' -73°43.306'
	75 ft steel	Thursday Nov 14, 2019	40°31.604' -73°43.611'

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barges - Fire Island Artificial Reef

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 62 - 73 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
	110 ft steel	Thursday Sept 9, 1999	40°35.973' -73°13.242'
Air Force Scow	110 ft steel	Sunday Oct 14, 2018	40°35.914' -73°11.986'
Dump Scow DS-24	100 ft steel	Sunday Oct 14, 2018	40°35.838' -73°12.015'
Piano Scow	30 ft steel	Sunday Oct 14, 2018	40°35.872' -73°12.022'
"Ocean Prince" Drydock #4	200 ft steel drydock	Saturday Nov 29, 1986	40°35.704' -73°11.968'

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barges - Hempstead Artificial Reef

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 50 - 72 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
	115 ft steel		40°31.145' -73°31.736'
	100 ft wood drydock	1990	40°31.504' -73°31.914'
Navy	110 ft steel	1993	40°31.077' -73°31.476'
	40 ft steel dredge	Wednesday Oct 4, 2000	40°31.010' -73°32.501'
	40 ft steel dredge	Wednesday Oct 4, 2000	40°31.010' -73°32.501'
DB-1	75 ft steel derrick	Friday Aug 10, 2018	40°30.971' -73°32.971'

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barges - Kismet Artificial Reef

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 16 - 25 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
	85 ft	1965	40°38.311' -73°12.435'
	100 ft	1965	40°38.280' -73°12.496'

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barges - Matinecock Artificial Reef

New York has a very successful 'flying barge' program

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 30 - 40 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
	46 ft steel	Thursday Aug 22, 2019	40°54.604' -73°37.477'

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barges - McAllister Artificial Reef

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 50- 53 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
	60 ft steel	Tuesday (?) Sept 28, 1999	40°32.120′ -73°39.605′
	40 ft steel dredge	Thursday Sept 28, 2000	40°32.048′ -73°39.326′
	40 ft steel dredge	Thursday Sept 28, 2000	40°32.015′ -73°39.295′
	37 ft steel crane	2003	40°32.162' -73°39.481'

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New York Artificial Reefs

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Masts

Possibly the most preposterous artifact that has ever been recovered is one of the masts from the Lightship Relief. Over 50 ft long and weighing some 6000 pounds, the mast was recovered by divers in 1976 and set up in front of a dive shop in Laurence Harbor. ( It was called "Diver's Cove". )

The dive shop has long since closed, and the huge mast now lies off to the side, a rusting eyesore. The present owner of the property claims it is a registered historic landmark. Apparently not so - as of March 2008 it was hauled away as garbage. Better that it had just been left in the sea, but this is the fate of many divers' "artifacts."

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