Shipwreck · Topsail Island, North Carolina

Ella Pierce Thurlow

A named wreck in NOAA's AWOIS database (record 556). Position graded Low by NOAA: within about a mile. NOAA's note: "00556 HISTORY NM DATED 8/22/56 DESCRIPTION 24 NO.462; TRAWLER, 334 GT, POS. ACCURACY WITHIN 1 MILE AT 33-54N, 77-05-30W, LD 72 FT.(SOURCE UNK); LOCATED 2/8/44(SOURCE UN"

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Quick facts

TypeShipwreck
Seabed depth29.2 m (96 ft) below MLLW
Position33.9002°N, 77.0913°W (approximate, ±1600 m)
From Bogue Inlet Pier, Emerald Isle84 km (52 mi), bearing 183° S
SourceNOAA AWOIS wreck database (2013 copy)

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Bogue Inlet Pier, Emerald Isle, 84 km (52 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.

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