- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat - USACE
- Built:
- 1941, Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI as Escort
- Specs:
- ( 56 x 14 ft ) 34 tons
- Sunk:
- November 2005 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
- Sponsor:
- GPS:
- 39°06.450' -74°36.020'
- Depth:
- 60 ft
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Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
Depth: 50-65 ft [download]
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- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler
- Built:
- 1973, Seaman Shipbuilding, Bayou La Batre AL
- Specs:
- ( 77 ft ) 132 gross tons
- Sponsor:
- Mr. Nam Win, Cape May County Charter and Party Boat Association, Sportfishing Fund
- Sunk:
- Tuesday May 30, 2017 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°06.500' -74°36.300'
- Depth:
- 60 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler
- Built:
- 1971, Intracoastal Shipyard, Panama City FL, as Storm
- Specs:
- ( 70 x 19 ft ) 132 gross tons
- Sponsor:
- Townsends Inlet Fluke Tournament, Ann E Clark Foundation
- Sunk:
- Tuesday April 10, 2007 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°06.476' -74°36.471'
- Depth:
- 60 ft
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- 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
- GPS:
- 39°06.306' -74°36.471'
- Depth:
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- Type:
- artificial reef, barge (2)
- Specs:
- ( 90 x 28 ft )
- Sunk:
- Saturday June 12, 2010 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°06.543' -74°36.249'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler
- Built:
- 1980, Master Boat Builders, Coden AL USA, as Tar Heel Tide
- Specs:
- ( 71 ft ) 112 gross tons
- Sponsor:
- Friends of Donna, Atlantic Capes Fisheries
- Sunk:
- Tuesday December 20, 2005 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°06.360' -74°36.300'
- Depth:
- 60 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, clam dredge
- Built:
- 1970, MKR, Wildwood NJ USA
- Specs:
- ( 72 ft ) 125 gross tons
- Sponsor:
- Townsends Inlet Fluke Tournament, Ann E Clark Foundation
- Sunk:
- Monday August 13, 2007 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 39°06.605' -74°36.177'
- 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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- Type:
- artificial reef, barge (3)
- Specs:
- ( unknown )
- Sunk:
- Thursday May 16, 2019 - Townsends Inlet Artificial Reef
- GPS:
-
39°06.446' -74°36.429'
39°06.479' -74°36.316'
39°06.452' -74°36.455'
There was never any public notice of these sinkings, although they appeared later in lists.
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Galeocerdo cuvier
Size:
to 24 ft
Habitat:
open ocean, also enters rivers and bays at night
Notes:
extremely dangerous
The serrated teeth are designed for sawing chunks from large prey items
If you are going to worry about a shark, let it be this one. Tiger Sharks are big, bold and inquisitive, and frequently come close inshore. They are also remarkably undiscriminating in their eating habits, which makes them even more likely to attack a swimmer, or anything for that matter.
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