Shipwreck · Sea Girt, New Jersey

Golden Eagle

An 80 ft commercial trawler, sunk as part of New Jersey's Sea Girt Reef in 1997 (NJ Fish and Wildlife). The state files it as "Eagle Pharo Memorial Reef".

Open in the viewer from Sea Girt boardwalk →

Quick facts

TypeShipwreck, commercial trawler
Sunk as a reef1997
Seabed depth17.3 m (57 ft) below MLLW
Position40.1365°N, 73.9350°W (approximate, ±50 m)
Position known fromAn agency's record of where it was placed or found
From Sea Girt boardwalk8.0 km (5.0 mi), bearing 86° E
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, 8.0 km (5.0 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.