Shipwreck · Cape Fear, North Carolina
Capt. Greg MicKey
A menhaden vessel, sunk as part of artificial reef AR-400 in 2004. Built in 1970 as an oil-rig supply vessel, she is named for a diver who was lost. The state's vessel history gives her length as 180 ft and her sinking as 18 May 2005.
Open in the viewer from Cape Fear point, Bald Head Island →
Quick facts
| Type | Shipwreck, menhaden vessel |
|---|---|
| Sunk as a reef | 4 August 2004 |
| Seabed depth | 19.2 m (63 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 33.4883°N, 77.5880°W (approximate, ±50 m) |
| From Cape Fear point, Bald Head Island | 53 km (33 mi), bearing 138° SE |
| Source | NC DMF Artificial Reef Guide; NC DMF Sunken Vessel History |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Cape Fear point, Bald Head Island, 53 km (33 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
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- AR-400 artificial reefReef · 19.2 m · 1.0 km
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- RosinShipwreck · 25.9 m · 22 km
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.