Reef · Crystal Coast, North Carolina
Howard Chapin Reef (AR-330)
A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries artificial reef (AR-330) in the Cape Lookout region. NC DMF records the site center 251.6° magnetic - 8.1 nm from Beaufort Inlet Sea Buoy or 217.8° magnetic - 11.9 nm from Beaufort Inlet at Fort Macon Jetty. Deployed material reaches about 610 m from that point. NC DMF's vessel history also lists the 67 ft tug Tramp (2016) and the 107 ft tug James J. Francesconi (2016), named for a former reef program coordinator, not yet placed in its reef records.
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Quick facts
| Type | Reef |
|---|---|
| Charted depth | 4.5 m (15 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 34.5606°N, 76.8545°W |
| From Bogue Inlet Pier, Emerald Isle | 21 km (13 mi), bearing 119° ESE |
| Source | NOAA ENC US3NC1AC; NC DMF Artificial Reef Guide |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Bogue Inlet Pier, Emerald Isle, 21 km (13 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.