Shipwreck · Long Beach Island, New Jersey

No. 9

A 40 ft tow boat, sunk as part of New Jersey's Barnegat Light Reef in 1995 (NJ Fish and Wildlife).

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Quick facts

TypeShipwreck, tow boat
Sunk as a reef1995
Seabed depth14.9 m (49 ft) below MLLW
Position39.7522°N, 74.0217°W (approximate, ±50 m)
Position known fromAn agency's record of where it was placed or found
From Barnegat Lighthouse State Park7.4 km (4.6 mi), bearing 99° E
SourceNJ DEP Artificial Reef Deployments in New Jersey

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, 7.4 km (4.6 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.

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Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.