Artificial Reef Locations

Proposed Reef Locations

Thumbnail picture of proposed reef mapClick to view a full-sized map of the
proposed new reef sites shown below
Site # Site Location Corner LAT LAT_DD LON LON_DD
1EastNE2955.11029.9185008537.730-85.628833
1EastSE2954.20029.9033338538.200-85.636667
1EastSW2956.79029.9465008543.180-85.719667
1EastNW2957.70029.9616678542.710-85.711833
2Middle-EastNE3005.44030.0906678551.760-85.862667
2Middle-EastSE3004.51030.0751678552.250-85.870833
2Middle-EastSW3007.13030.1188338557.200-85.953333
2Middle-EastNW3008.06030.1343338556.710-85.945167
3Middle-WestNE3005.01030.0835008554.640-85.910667
3Middle-WestSE3004.09030.0681678555.120-85.918667
3Middle-WestSW3006.67030.1111678600.090-86.001500
3Middle-WestNW3007.59030.1265008559.620-85.993667
4WestNE3008.26030.1376678600.990-86.016500
4WestSE3007.31030.1218338601.490-86.024833
4WestSW3009.89030.1648338606.460-86.107667
4WestNW3010.84030.1806678605.960-86.099333

Existing Reef Locations

Artificial Reef Sites Loran
Coordinates
1 Grey Ghost 13891.1 / 46991.7
2 Liberty Ship 14065.1 / 46918.6
3 Loss Pontoon 14078.5 / 46973.8
4 Warsaw 14036.8 / 46977.2
5 Stage I 14011.3 / 46925.5
6 Midway 14072.6 / 46949.6
7 Fountainbleau 14019.8 / 47028.2
8 Mexico BeachSite 14116.6 / 46845.5
9 PCMI Barge 14043.3 / 4700.0
10 PCMI Toilets 13959.8 / 46921.9
11 P.J. Putman - 174' 13991.6 / 46909.1
12 The Black Bart - 180' 14030.1 / 46972.9
13 Hwy 79 Bridge Span 14029.7 / 46977.3
14 Hwy 79 Bridge Span 14031.0 / 46973.4
15 4 Army Tanks 13990.3 / 46950.5 13989.8 / 46950.7
4 Army Tanks 13994.2 / 46945.0
13994.3 / 46945.1
13994.6 / 46945.3
3 Army Tanks 13999.6 / 46940.2
13999.6 / 46940.1
14000.0 / 46940.1
16 PCMI Barge 13959.8 / 46921.9
17 Hovercraft 14037.9 / 46975.2
18 F106 Aircraft 13995.2 / 46946.0
19 Jet Engines 13994.6 / 46945.6
20 Tug Boat - 80' 14061.2 / 16879.3
21 F106 Aircraft 13947.0 / 46965.1
22 Stone Container Sites 1
2
3
4
13933.0 / 46874.0
13935.5 / 46874.0
13933.0 / 46871.5
13935.5 / 46871.5
23 Wellstream Sites 1
2
14077.7 / 46973.5
14036.5 / 46975.8
24 Bailey Bridge Rubble 13985.1 / 46940.3
25 127' Steel Vessel 13988.8 / 46935.2
GPS
29-58-495 / 85-51-924
26 Hathaway Bridge rubble 29-58-30 / 85-51-50
30-03-94 / 85-58-18
29-58-44 / 85-51-07
27 Sherman Tug Boats 29-58-123 / 85-51-274
For information please contact:
Bay County Planning & Zoning (850)784-4024


The Sinking of the Sherman X Tug in July 1996 to become an artificial reef.

Tug Sherman X Sinking Sinking of the Sherman X Tug

Underwater at Sherman X Reef about 1 year after sinking of the tug.

Tug Sherman X Atificial Reef Tug Sherman X Atificial Reef An underwater visitor to Tug Sherman X Atificial Reef