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Curtin Artificial Reef

The URGQ Curtin Artificial Reef has been established by the Underwater Research Group of Queensland (URGQ) with assistance of the barge and tug companies, the Queensland Department of Transport and the Armed Services.

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The Curtin Artificial Reef lays 60 metres either side of a line joining points of Latitude S27º06'07", Longitude E153º21'00" in the Yule Roads Bulwer wrecks area of Moreton Bay with the northernmost part 625 metres due east of the (unmaintained) Northern Measured mile Beacon, Cowan Cowan, Moreton Island.

For more information on each of the vessels and photographs click on the name of the vessel below:

Vessel Name Date Sunk Type of Vessel Size
Amsterdam Barge 12/8/68 Dumb Barge 18m x 8m
36 Steel Pontoons 14 to 30/8/68 7m x 2m
Concrete Pipes 1/69
Lady Norman 15/2/69 Self Propelled Barge 40m x 7m
2000 tyres 7/3/70
60+ Car bodies 29/11/70
Kos I 18/4/71 Whale Chaser 38m x 7m
Kos II 1/10/72 Whale Chaser 38m x 7m
BD4 Rock Driller 6/10/74 Bottom Dump Barge 32m x 6m
3000 Car & Truck Tyres 14/6/77
Melbourne 27/1/79 Tug 35m x 7m
Brisbane Tram 502 7/9/81 Public Transport 15m x 2m
Transfield 17/12/83 Open Barge 30m x 8m
Neville Bonner 25/7/83 Small Gravel Barge 22m x 7m
Estrella del Mar 17/12/83 Gravel Barge 40m x 9m
Solace 12/5/84 Ferro Cement Yacht 10m
Loevenstien 29/7/84 Tug 35m x 7m
H & M Navigation Bouys 26/10/86 3m x 2m
Barrambin 26/10/86 Self Propelled Barge 33m x 8m
"25" 11/2/88 Dumb Barge 32m x 8m
Centipede 9/2/90 Self Propelled Barge 32m x 7m
Concrete Dolphin 11/90 Pontoon 57 Tons
Bremer 27/9/92 Self Propelled Barge 50m x 8m
Utah 28/3/93 Dumb Barge 27m x 12m
M.D.S 91/6/93 Barge & Fuel Lighter 42m x 10m
Pt Lookout 26/6/93 Vehicle Ferry 25.5m x 8m
1500 Concrete Pipes 6/11/94 2.4m x 0.6m ea
1000 Concrete Pipes 27/11/94 2.4m x 0.6m ea
Etmor 20/8/95 Self Propelled Barge 47m x 10.5m
Cairncross Drydock gate 8/4/96 1200 ton dock gate 38m x 11m
Enterprise 8/11/97 Self Propelled Barge 46m x 8.5m
Hustler 13/9/98 Harbour Tug 26m

 

 

All divers of the Curtin Artificial Reef – Be aware of:-

Entanglement, overhead obstructions, wall/deck weakness, silting, sharp objects,

marine stingers, current change,  do not take, do not touch/disturb,  anchor,

safety stop, dive time, foul air,air/reserve, maintaining buddy contact.

Penetration of wrecks is dangerous and all divers are advised

 not to enter the wrecks.

 

 

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Last updated: 28-02-2013.