barges - Fire Island Artificial Reef ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving

barges - Fire Island Artificial Reef

The "Ocean Prince" drydock (above) was sunk in 1986 and is well-attested. New York has photos of a clearly different drydock which they place here, but I believe is actually at Shinnecock, and I have placed it there.

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 62 - 73 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
	110 ft steel	Thursday Sept 9, 1999	40°35.973' -73°13.242'
Air Force Scow	110 ft steel	Sunday Oct 14, 2018	40°35.914' -73°11.986'
Dump Scow DS-24	100 ft steel	Sunday Oct 14, 2018	40°35.838' -73°12.015'
Irvington	60 ft steel	2024	40°35.949' -73°12.308'
Piano Scow	30 ft steel	Sunday Oct 14, 2018	40°35.872' -73°12.022'
"Ocean Prince" Drydock #4	200 ft steel drydock	Saturday Nov 29, 1986	40°35.704' -73°11.968'

The Air Force scow is lowered into the water.
It has to be expensive to sink barges this way.

The "Piano Scow" is very small and very full of holes

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Fire Island Artificial Reef

Depth: 62 - 73 ft
2.0 nautical miles south of Fire Island Lighthouse

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