Shipwreck · Wildwoods, New Jersey

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A 157 ft Coast Guard buoy tender, sunk as part of New Jersey's Cape May Reef in 1999 (NJ Fish and Wildlife).

Open in the viewer from North Wildwood seawall →

Quick facts

TypeShipwreck, Coast Guard buoy tender
Sunk as a reef1999
Seabed depth14.6 m (48 ft) below MLLW
Position38.8855°N, 74.6803°W (approximate, ±50 m)
Position known fromAn agency's record of where it was placed or found
From North Wildwood seawall17 km (10 mi), bearing 145° SE
SourceNJ DEP Artificial Reef Deployments in New Jersey

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From North Wildwood seawall, 17 km (10 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.