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

Think of it as a miniature inshore Algol, or half-Algol. The vessel was scrapped halfway through construction and donated to the Artificial Reef Program. In this state, it would require very little clean-up, with no engine room or other contaminated areas. The triangular space inside the bow is easily penetrated, the cargo tanks are less so. A field of concrete rubble extends around the site, an ideal home for fish and lobsters.


Comments on OWD4

Questions or Inquiries?

Just want to say Hello? Sign the .

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *


Click image to replace if unable to read.

Enter the digits from the image above, except for the last one:

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.


All of these bivalves are filter feeders. The other major group of mollusks is the Gastropods or snails. Squid and octopus ( cephalopods ) are mollusks too, but they don't behave like other mollusks, so I included them elsewhere. Teredos are bivalves that have evolved a worm-like wood-boring habit.

Clam Anatomy
Typical bivalve anatomy

Printed from njscuba.net