New Jersey Scuba Diving

Cape May Artificial Reef

8.5 Nautical Miles off Cape May
Depth: 50-75 ft

Cape May Artificial Reef

Cape May reef also contains large numbers of tire units and Army tanks (not shown) concentrated in the center area that appears here to be empty. This reef also received 50 redbird subways cars, which are not plotted.

Cape May Artificial Reef

Sea Transporter

Sea Transporter reef

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, USA
Specs:: ( 135 x 36 ft )
Sponsor:: Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, Atlantic Cape Fisheries, Artificial Reef Association
Sunk:: Friday August 21, 1992 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°53.118' -74°40.190'
Depth:: 70 ft

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Cecilia J Brown DPC-42

Cecilia J Brown reef

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat, USA
Built:: 1944 Decatur AL USA
Specs:: ( 81 x 24 ft )
Sponsor:: Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, Artificial Reef Association, Sportfish Fund
Sunk:: Monday August 16, 1993 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°52.950' -74°40.200'
Depth:: 60 ft

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Winthrop

Winthrop reef

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:: 1948, Bath Iron Works, Maine, USA
Specs:: ( 117 x 24 ft ) 195 gross tons
Sponsor:: Eirek's Dock, Fish America Foundation
Sunk:: Wednesday July 12, 1989 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°50.825' -74°43.312'
Depth:: 60 ft

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Cape Straight WPB-95308

Cape Straight WPB-95308 reef — A "Cape"-class cutter at speed

Type:: artificial reef, cutter, US Coast Guard
Built:: 1953 Curtiss Bay MD USA
Specs:: ( 95 x 20 ft )
Sponsor:: USCG, New Jersey State Police
Sunk:: Thursday September 9, 1993 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°51.060' -74°42.125'
Depth:: 65 ft

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Johnny Buoy

Tethered to the Cape Straight for sinking

Type:: artificial reef, buoy tender
Built:: 1969
Specs:: ( 46' x 16' )
Sponsor:: USCG, New Jersey State Police
Sunk:: Thursday September 9, 1993 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°51.106' -74°42.170'

The Coast Guard classification for this type was BUSL, for 'boat utility stern loading'. These boats had facilities to maintain the crew for 48 hours. They were powered by a diesel engine driving a steerable propeller, which would have made them extremely maneuverable. They were replaced by a 49-foot model.

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concrete

concrete slabs

Type:: 4700 concrete slabs ( must be quite a pile )
Sponsor:: Delaware River Port Authority
Sunk:: 1988 - Cape May Artificial Reef

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Regulators - Second Stages

regulator

There are a variety of choices you can make here, mainly concerning adjustability. High-end second stages come with one, two, or even three adjustments. Some are actually useful, others are pure marketing nonsense. With thick gloves on, you may not even be able to work them in the water. All user-accessible adjustments have a much narrower range of operation than the internal adjustments that a technician can make. My experience is that if a reg is malfunctioning, the user adjustments will be useless to stop it. On the other hand, if you're a gadget person who likes to fiddle with things, some of the adjustments actually can make a noticeable ( although not essential ) difference in breathing. On the theory that extra moving parts are extra failure points, I would avoid adjustable regulators, but that's not really possible anymore. With most manufacturers, the non-adjustable regs are the bottom of the line, and you don't want that, so buy a good reg, and if it has a few useless bells and whistles, live with them.

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