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Sea Girt Artificial Reef

3.6 Nautical Miles off Sea Girt
Depth: 60-75 ft [download]

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Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle reef

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Built:: 1974, S & R Boat Builders, Bayou La Batre AL, as Brenda Jean
Specs:: ( 80 x 23 ft ) 114 gross tons
Sponsor:: Eagle Pharo Memorial
Sunk:: Friday December 19, 1997 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°08.190' -73°56.100'

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Horseshoe Wrecks

Horseshoe Wrecks reef — The barge-load of wreckage that will become the "Horseshoe Wrecks." the wreckage was pushed off three sides of the barge, hence the horseshoe pattern.

Type:: artificial reef, barges, tugboat
Specs:: ( huge junk pile )
Sunk:: Sunday December 23, 2012 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°08.203' -73°55.779'
Depth:: 80 ft

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Kiley B

Kiley B reef

Type:: artificial reef, trawler
Specs:: ( 75 ft )
Sunk:: June 1983 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
Sponsor:: Artificial Reef Committee
GPS:: 40°06.540' -73°56.827'
Depth:: 70 ft

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Lewis F Boyer

Lewis F. Boyer reef — At launching, with namesake (inset)

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Built:: 1922, Oscar Daniels, Tampa FL, as Lorraine D
Name:: named ( now ) for Travis Nagiewicz, Capt. Steve's son.
Specs:: ( 95 x 20 ft ) 125 gross tons
Sponsor:: Captains Steve Nagiewicz & Dan Crowell
Sunk:: Wednesday October 31, 2001 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°08.179' -73°55.824'
Depth:: 75 ft

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Matt Turecamo DPC-14

Matt Turecamo reef — Yes, that is wood grain

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, U.S. Navy
Built:: 1943, Lawley & Sons, Neponset, MA as DPC-14, later Matt Turecamo
Specs:: ( 86 ft ) 146 gross tons
Sponsor:: Sean Maubray, FCO
Sunk:: Thursday October 17, 1996 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°07.514' -73°56.465'
Depth:: 80 ft, main deck at 65 ft

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Morania 180

Morania 180 reef

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Built:: 1961, Bethlehem Beaumont, Beaumont TX USA
Specs:: ( 230 ft )
Sponsor:: Morania Oil Company
Sunk:: Monday June 6, 1988 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.301' -73°57.424'
Depth:: 75 ft

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Ocean Wreck Divers IV "The Bow"

Ocean Wreck Divers IV reef — Please support the Artificial Reef Program so that they can sink the rest of this ship !

Type:: artificial reef, tanker ( front half only )
Specs:: ( 85 x 30 ft )
Sponsor:: Ocean Wreck Divers
Sunk:: Friday August 7, 1998 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°07.750' -73°56.345'
Depth:: 70 ft

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PATH subway cars

PATH / SEPTA Subway Cars reef

Type:: 5 MP51 "K-Car" type PATH train cars ( the "Tubes" )
steel body / cement sub-flooring
Built:: 1958 onwards - St. Louis Car Company
( numbers between 1200 and 1249 )
Specs:: ( 51 x 9 x 12 ft ) 69,300 lbs, 44 seats
Sponsor:: SEPTA
Sunk:: Thursday July 19, 1990 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°06.675' -73°57.077'
Depth:: 70 ft

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railroad barge

Railroad Barge reef — Side-scan sonar image

Type:: artificial reef, barge
Specs:: ( 200 ft )
Sunk:: 1977 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
Sponsor:: Artificial Reef Committee, Weeks Marine Co.
GPS:: 40°06.986' -73°56.868'
Depth:: 70 ft

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Response 1

Response reef

Type:: artificial reef, buoy tender
Built:: 1969, Curtis Bay MD USA ?
Specs:: ( 46 ft ) 37 GT
Sunk:: Tuesday January 8, 2008 - Sea Girt Artificial Reef
GPS:: 40°07.931' -73°56.373'

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Sea Girt Artificial Reef

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