Shipwreck · Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

Captain Jerry

A 65 ft tug, sunk as part of artificial reef AR-364 (Billy Murrell Reef) in 1994.

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Quick facts

TypeShipwreck, tug
Sunk as a reef1994
Seabed depth12.8 m (42 ft) below MLLW
Position34.2475°N, 77.7139°W (approximate, ±50 m)
From Johnnie Mercer's Pier, Wrightsville Beach7.7 km (4.8 mi), bearing 61° ENE
SourceNC 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, 7.7 km (4.8 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.

Point your phone at the real thing. The CoastFinder app draws this shipwreck over your live camera view from any beach, pier or boat near Wrightsville Beach, with its distance and depth, and it works with no signal.

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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.