- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1915, Staten Island NY, as Charles P. Crawford
- Specs:
- ( 97 x 24 ft ) 171 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Thursday June 28, 2007 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°40.540' -74°43.957'
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Tugboats (5/7)
A tugboat is a small sturdy and powerful vessel designed to push or tow other vessels and barges
You will see them in every sizable port; smart, businesslike small ships, low in the water and surging out to a large inbound ship. Tugs represent power for pushing and pulling, an engine with just enough hull for adequate buoyancy. Thick fenders for close-quarters work, pushing a big ship alongside the quay against the wind, hauling her off at the end of a towing wire.
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1950, Tampa, FL, as William H
- Specs:
- ( 90 ft )
- Sunk:
- Tuesday June 19, 2001 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°40.540' -74°43.957'
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat, U.S. Navy
- Built:
- 1943, Neponset, MA as DPC-14, later Matt Turecamo
- Specs:
- ( 86 ft ) 146 gross tons
- Sponsor:
- Sean Maubray, FCO
- Dedication:
- Captain Greg A Venturo
- 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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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1960, Jacksonville FL, as Nomad
- Specs:
- ( 61x17 ft )
- Sponsor:
- "4 of Clubs" - DVD, Ocean Wreck Divers, MRMTC, Ann E. Clark Foundation
- Sunk:
- Sunday January 9, 2005 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°03.181' -73°59.310'
- Depth:
- 80 ft, top at 60 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboats
- Sunk:
- Wednesday March 4, 2009 - Delaware #10 Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°36.649' -74°56.646'
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- Type:
- shipwreck, tugboat, USA
- Built:
- 1919, New Orleans LA USA, as Degrey
- Specs:
- ( 94 x 24 ft ) 201 gross tons, no crew
- Sunk:
- Monday October 4, 1976
foundered in storm while under tow - no casualties - Depth:
- 55 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1951, Cohoes NY USA as Edward Matton
- Specs:
- ( 85 x 23 ft )
- Sponsor:
- Ocean Wreck Divers
- Dedication:
- Charles J. McGurr Jr
- Sunk:
- Tuesday September 12, 2000 - Axel Carlson Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 40°02.473' -73°59.599'
- Depth:
- 80 ft, top at 60 ft
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- Type:
- artificial reef, tugboat
- Built:
- 1950 - Gulfport Shipbuilding Corp, Port Arthur, TX USA
- Specs:
- ( 102 ft ) 197 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Tuesday November 26, 2019 - 12-Mile Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- 125 ft
- GPS:
- 40°37.104' -72°31.388'
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Fins come in a bewildering assortment of designs. Options include long, short, vented, solid, soft, hard, open-heel, full-foot, and a wide range of specious do-dads, most of which solve problems that I cannot confirm even exist. One manufacturer has even come out with fins that are left and right, something that I think must be truly bothersome while gearing up.
The fact is, most fin designs simply miss the mark for New Jersey divers. What is needed here is a solid, tough fin with a generous foot pocket that will hold not just your foot, but also whatever bulky thing your foot is in. This will be at least a 6mm booty, if not a drysuit boot with perhaps several pairs of socks underneath. Simple solid buckles with quick releases are essential. You will be amazed at how strongly your fins may stick onto your feet at the end of a dive. Small vents in the toe of the foot pocket help here, to break the vacuum.
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