Tampa III

Shipwreck Tampa III
Type:
shipwreck, party boat, USA
Built:
1960, USA
Specs:
( 72 x 20 ft ) 90 gross tons
Sunk:
Saturday July 4, 1970
collision in fog with freighter Mormacglen (12,700 DWT), 1 casualty
GPS:
40°28.093' -73°53.578' (AWOIS 1986)
Depth:
50 ft
Shipwreck Tampa III

Apart from possibly the three diesel engine blocks, it is likely nothing remains of the wreck of the Tampa III. Tampa III was the third of a series of Tampas; Tampa V still sails local waters as the Miss Belmar Princess, while Tampa VII sails out of Point Pleasant.

from AWOIS: 1623

H10224/86 -- OPR-C121-WH-86; AN OBSTRUCTION WITH DEPTHS OF 46 AND 47 FT IN PRESENT SURVEY DEPTHS OF 51-53 FT WAS FOUND 138M SE OF THE AWOIS POSITION; DEBRIS ALSO FOUND IN SAME AREA; BELIEVED TO BE REMAINS OF WRECK; EVALUATOR RECOMMENDED DELETING CHARTED SYMBOL AND TYPE AND ADDING 46 OBSTN AS SHOWN ON PRESENT SURVEY. (UPDATED MSD 4/91)

Mormacglen

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Type:
artificial reef, trawler
Built:
1977, Steiner Shipyard, Bayou La Batre AL as Margaret Rose
Specs:
( 77 ft ) 142 gross tons
Sunk:
Thursday Feb 13, 2025 - Manasquan Artificial Reef
GPS:
NJDEP Private Fishing Hole
Depth:
75 ft

The Susan Rose is a secret reef, sunk with no public notice or announcement. It will no doubt be used for another "period of successional development and monitoring" like the Carrabassett since 2024 and the New England Coast since 2023. Here is the NJDEP contact form if you would like to inquire about the progress of these studies: