New Jersey Scuba Diving

caisson

Type:: artificial reef, drydock gate
Specs:: ( 140' x 40' )
Sunk:: Thursday September 26, 2019 - Cape May Artificial Reef
Depth:: 75 ft
GPS:: 38°50.699' -74°43.023'

A caisson gate is a barrier used to dam off the open end of a drydock and is constructed of heavy gauge steel with several tons of ballast in the keel. Due to the nature of construction and heavy gauge of steel, this deployment will serve as habitat for up to 150 various types of marine species for the next 75 years or more. This project was dedicated in memory of Ed Kramer and sponsored jointly by the Cape May County Party and Charter Boat Association and TheSportFishingFund.org.

could be a ship

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

Artificial Reef Sites, Artificial Reefs, Cape May Artificial Reef, New Jersey Artificial Reef Sites, New Jersey Artificial Reefs,

Cape May Artificial Reef

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

More: Cape May Artificial Reef ...

Cape May Dive Sites Chart

More: Cape May Dive Sites Chart ...

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

More: caisson ...

caisson

Type:: artificial reef, drydock gate
Specs:: ( 150 ft )
Sunk:: Friday June 8, 2020 - Deepwater Artificial Reef
GPS:: 39°58.300' -74°10.900'
Depth:: 125 ft

More: caisson ...

Comments on caisson

Questions or Inquiries?

Just want to say Hello? Sign the .

Submit a Comment Cancel reply

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

Wood & Organic Materials

white pine — Eastern White Pine (softwood)

red oak — Red Oak (hardwood)

All woods turn black after prolonged immersion.

Botanically, wood is the xylem tissue that forms the bulk of the stem of a woody plant. Xylem conducts sap upward from the roots to the leaves, stores food in the form of complex carbohydrates, and provides support; it is made up of various types of cells specialized for each of these purposes. Among them are tracheids, elongated conduction and support cells; parenchyma ( food storage ) cells, some of which form rays for transverse conduction; xylem vessels, formed of hollow cells joined end to end; and fiber cells that reinforce these tubes. In the conifers the xylem is made up mainly of tracheids, thus presenting a uniform, nonporous appearance; their wood is called softwood. Deciduous trees have more complex xylem, permeated by vessels, and are called hardwoods, although the description is sometimes inaccurate.

More: Wood & Organic Materials ...