Sponsored by Ron and Barbara Rothenbach, the tanker was towed to the reef from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard by the U.S. Army 949th Transportation Corps. The vessel was sunk with explosives set by the State Police Bomb Squad. The vessel was sunk by cutting holes in the hull to facilitate flooding. The vessel was sunk by cutting holes in the hull. Obsolete army tanks make excellent reef structures as well.
Military tanks resemble ships, consisting of a steel hull with an engine and fuel tank.
The advantage of a tank over a ship is that the engine and fuel tank can be easily removed during the preparation process. Reef balls are a new addition to the Reef Program. They are igloo-shaped concrete domes that have many large holes for access of fish into their hollow interiors. Reef Balls are now being manufactured by inmate laborers at the Southern State Correction Facility in Delmont, Cape May County. The igloos measure four feet in diameter at the base and three feet high, and weigh about 1,400 pounds each.