New Jersey Scuba Diving

caisson

Type:
artificial reef, drydock gate
Specs:
( 110 ft )
Sunk:
Saturday July 27, 2019 - Atlantic City Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°14.080' -74°12.862'
Depth:
90 ft

A caisson gate, constructed off heavy gauge steel with several tons of ballast in the keel, is a barrier used to dam off the open end of a dry dock. The gates originated from the U.S. Navy and range in size from 110-140 feet long and roughly 30-40 feet high, with a width of 25 feet. The first deployment of a caisson gate occurred on the Atlantic City Reef in a "patch" reef now called the William Kane Reef in honor of the first New Jersey Artificial Reef Coordinator, William "Bill" Kane Figley.

Once the structure is fully flooded, it will have no more reason to remain upright and will fall over flat.

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crane barge

Type:
shipwreck, barge
Sunk:
March 2004
foundered under tow
Depth:
60 ft

This medium-sized crane barge sank under tow in March 2004. The barge is upside-down, but propped up at a 30-degree angle by the crane, rising 30 feet off the bottom at the highest point. The crane is a large rotating affair that is permanently mounted on the barge. It is not the crumpled arm of the crane that supports the hull, but the central cab, so the wreck is stable, and it is safe to explore the cavernous dark space below. The bottom is coarse sand and pea gravel. Eventually, the wreck will crush flat, but that will probably take several years, and until then this is a fun and interesting site. Big eels, Sea Bass, and even one or two lobsters can be found here.

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