Reef · Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
AR-372 artificial reef
A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries artificial reef (AR-372) in the Southern Onslow Bay region. NC DMF records the site center 140.1° magnetic - 4.8 nm from Masonboro Inlet Sea Buoy or 65.7° magnetic - 5.3 nm from Carolina Beach Inlet Sea Buoy. Deployed material reaches about 350 m from that point. Also on the reef: two 220 ft barges (1990) and train boxcars (1986).
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Quick facts
| Type | Reef |
|---|---|
| Charted depth | 4.5 m (15 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 34.1036°N, 77.7492°W |
| From Johnnie Mercer's Pier, Wrightsville Beach | 13 km (7.9 mi), bearing 164° SSE |
| Source | NOAA ENC US3NC1AC; NC DMF Artificial Reef Guide |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Johnnie Mercer's Pier, Wrightsville Beach, 13 km (7.9 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
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Nearby
- Stone BrothersShipwreck · 12.3 m · 7.9 km
- Meares Harris Reef (AR-370)Reef · 12.3 m · 7.9 km
- Alexander RamseyShipwreck · 12.3 m · 8.0 km
- Sicony 8Shipwreck · 12.3 m · 8.0 km
- FirefighterShipwreck · 12.3 m · 8.1 km
- AR-376 artificial reefReef · 4.5 m · 9.8 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.