Shipwreck · Sea Girt, New Jersey

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An 85 ft tug, sunk as part of New Jersey's Sea Girt Reef in 1986 (NJ Fish and Wildlife).

Open in the viewer from Sea Girt boardwalk →

Quick facts

TypeShipwreck, tug
Sunk as a reef1986
Charted depth14.9 m (49 ft) below MLLW
Position40.1027°N, 73.9533°W (approximate, ±50 m)
Position known fromA survey or a dive fix
From Sea Girt boardwalk7.2 km (4.5 mi), bearing 117° ESE
SourceNJ DEP Artificial Reef Deployments in New Jersey; NOAA ENC US5NJ1QN

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Sea Girt boardwalk, 7.2 km (4.5 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.