Shipwreck · Cape Lookout, North Carolina

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A named wreck in NOAA's AWOIS database (record 559). Position graded Low by NOAA: within about a mile. NOAA's note: "DESCRIPTION 01 DATED 1908 24 NO.8397; SCHOONER; 592 GT; SUNK 10/29/07 BY MARINE CASUALTY; POSITION ACCURACY 3-5 MILES"

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Quick facts

TypeShipwreck
Seabed depth40.2 m (132 ft) below MLLW
Position33.9323°N, 76.5403°W
From Cape Lookout Point74 km (46 mi), bearing 181° S
SourceNOAA ENC US3NC1AD; NOAA AWOIS wreck database (2013 copy)

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Cape Lookout Point, 74 km (46 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.

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