Shipwreck · Brunswick Islands, North Carolina
Charleston Tug
A retired tugboat scuttled on the SC DNR's Little River Offshore / Cuda Alley reef (site PA-02), about 10 nm south-east of Little River Inlet. She sits upright on a 62 ft (19 m) bottom with the top of the wheelhouse at about 30 ft (9 m), and is the most-dived wreck off North Myrtle Beach, known for the best inshore visibility on this coast. "Charleston Tug" is the dive-shop name. The DNR structure file lists her as a 95 ft tug and dive listings as 130 ft; both figures are the vessel's length, not a depth.
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Quick facts
| Type | Shipwreck, tugboat |
|---|---|
| Charted depth | 9.1 m (30 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 33.7011°N, 78.4505°W |
| From Sunset Beach pier (Calabash) | 19 km (12 mi), bearing 163° SSE |
| Source | Curated (SC DNR / NC DMF / dive references) |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Sunset Beach pier (Calabash), 19 km (12 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.