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Sandy Hook Artificial Reef

1.6 nautical miles off Sea Bright, 1.76 sq miles
Depth: 40-60 ft [download]

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Anastasia

Type:: shipwreck, barge / schooner barge
Specs:: 1313 tons
Sunk:: Thursday January 26, 1933
four casualties
Depth:: 75 ft

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Coleman I

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Specs:: ( 45 x 20 ft )
Sponsor:: Coleman Construction Company
Sunk:: Tuesday June 27, 1989 - Sandy Hook Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°21.060' -73°56.125'
Depth:: 50 ft

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Dorothy

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat (cut into pieces)
Specs:: ( 65 ft )
Sponsor:: Spectra Services
Sunk:: Saturday June 3, 1989 - Sandy Hook Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°21.555' -73°56.103'
Depth:: 60 ft

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Huntress

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Built:: 1955, Wiley Manufacturing, Port Deposit MD USA, as Deborah
Specs:: ( 56 ft ) 42 GT
Sponsor:: Vinik Marine
Sunk:: Saturday June 9, 2020 - Sandy Hook Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°21.541' -73°56.006'
Depth:: 60 ft

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Lockwood

Type:: artificial reef, sailboat
Specs:: ( 45 x 20 ft )
Sponsor:: Lockwood Marina
Sunk:: circa 1991 - Sandy Hook Artificial Reef
GPS:: gone
Depth:: 50 ft

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Macedonia

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

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All manner of concrete, steel, and stone rubble from dredging, demolition projects, and other construction is used as artificial reef materials. This material is generally available at very low cost or free from construction companies who are more than happy to get rid of it. Transportation costs determine where this material is used by the Reef Program.

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Pocono "Rudder Wreck"

Shipwreck Pocono — Side-scan sonar image, with the shadow of the rudder plainly evident at the lower-right ( north end of the wreck. )

Type:: shipwreck, schooner barge
Built:: 1905, T.S. Marvel Shipbuilding, Newburgh NY
Specs:: ( 156 ft ) 698 tons
Sunk:: Monday March 31, 1924
foundered in storm
Depth:: 60 ft

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V.L. Keegan YO-166

Type:: artificial reef, tanker - Spentonbush Company, USA (Hess Oil)
Built:: 1932, Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn NY USA
Specs:: ( 110 ft )
Sponsor:: Spectra Services
Sunk:: Saturday June 3, 1989 - Sandy Hook Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°21.525' -73°56.110'
Depth:: 60 ft

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Harry Rush

Type:: shipwreck, sailing ship
Specs:: 965 tons
Sunk:: Wednesday February 17, 1943
possibly collision with barge F.F. Clain
Depth:: 80 ft

The Harry Rush is described as a freighter by Krotee, not always the most reliable source. The wreck commonly known as the Harry Rush is a sailing ship. The wreck is the typical three parallel wooden walls, very low-lying, with some steam machinery and chain pile at the west end. The orientation of the wreck is unusual, as if it sank while running for the shore, rather than riding out a storm. The absence of towing bits makes it likely this was a true sailing ship rather than a schooner barge.

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