Shipwreck · Sea Girt, New Jersey

Carters Creek

A 140 ft bunker purse seine boat, sunk as part of New Jersey's Manasquan Inlet Reef in 2021 (NJ Fish and Wildlife).

Open in the viewer from Sea Girt boardwalk →

Quick facts

TypeShipwreck, bunker purse seine boat
Sunk as a reef2021
Seabed depth18.2 m (60 ft) below MLLW
Position40.0867°N, 73.9968°W (approximate, ±50 m)
Position known fromAn agency's record of where it was placed or found
From Sea Girt boardwalk5.7 km (3.5 mi), bearing 152° SSE
SourceNJ DEP Artificial Reef Deployments in New Jersey

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Sea Girt boardwalk, 5.7 km (3.5 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.

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Nearby

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.