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DNREC Sinks Two Vintage Vessels on Delaware Reef Site 11, ‘The Redbird Reef,’ to Enhance Recreational Opportunities

Ex-City of Baltimore fireboat Mayor J. Harold Grady (left photo) and World War II-era US Maritime Administration tugboat TD-21 were deployed today by the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife on Reef ...
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In 2024, Delaware sank a retired Baltimore fireboat and a WWII tug at Redbird Reef; the 86-foot vessels now rest in 75 and 80 feet of water offshore

In July 2024, Delaware added two vessels with very different histories to an artificial reef off its Atlantic coast: the retired Baltimore fireboat Mayor J. Harold Grady and the World War II-era US ...
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NY State Drops Two More Vessels, Including "Chickadee" The Tugboat, Into Waters For Artificial Reefing

An 80-foot barge and a 45-foot tugboat named Chickadee were "deployed" into the waters around Long Island this week to expand New York State's artificial reef system. "These two vessels now have ...
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Bay County to deploy tugboat as artificial reef next week

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP)- Calling all scuba divers and fishermen: a new underwater reef will soon be off the shore of Panama City, and it’s got quite a bit of history behind it. The new reef is ...
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70-Year-Old tugboat finds new life as an artificial reef

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Since 1956, the “Captain Hornblower” has been a working tugboat, mainly as a ship-assist tug. “She worked in the New York harbor area and some years later, moved down to ...