TOPSAIL REEF
AR-360
Average Depth: 44'
Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 34° 20.983' / 077° 36.183'
LORAN Coordinates: 27256.9 / 39252.5
General Location: 085° M, 2.5 nm from the New Topsail Inlet sea buoy

Tires: 48,700

26-Sep-74

Scattered throughout reef site; mostly buried

Concrete pipe: 850 pieces, 48" by 8'

1992

34° 21.017' / 077° 36.183'

34° 21.033' / 077° 36.200'

Concrete pipe: 140 tons

02-Apr-02

34° 20.781' / 077° 36.148'

Concrete pipe: 140 Tons Topsail Beach Offshore Fishing Club

09-Apr-02

34° 20.776' / 077° 36.156'

34° 20.774' / 077° 36.155'

34° 20.779' / 077° 36.145'

23 reef balls, 1 "H" unit

8-Jun-06

340 20.880' / 0770 36.220'

TOM BOYETTE REEF
AR-362
Average Depth: 54'
Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 34° 15.717' / 077° 30.450'
LORAN Coordinates: 27233.1 / 39224.5
General Location: 126° M, 8.7 nm from the New Topsail Inlet sea buoy

Railroad boxcars: 10

05-Dec-86

Throughout Reef

Concrete pipe:

850 pieces,
48" by 8'

1992

34° 15.767' / 077° 30.433'

34° 15.733' / 077° 30.383'

34° 15.767' / 077° 30.417'

34° 15.767' / 077° 30.383'

Concrete pipe: 140 Tons Topsail Beach Offshore Fishing Club

18-Apr-02

34° 15.750' / 077° 30.560'

34° 15.753' / 077° 30.566'

34° 15.755' / 077° 30.566'

34° 15.744' / 077° 30.566'

34° 15.747' / 077° 30.566'

BILLY MURRELL REEF
AR-364
Average Depth: 44'
Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 34° 14.833' / 077° 42.833'
LORAN Coordinates: 27267.4 / 39160.6
General Location: 050° M, 6.2 nm from the Masonboro Inlet sea buoy

Tires: 76,873

1974-1984

Throughout Site

32 concrete pieces: 480 tons

18-Dec-86

100-300' S of buoy

65' tug SOUTHERN CRAFT 8

12-May-88

34° 14.850' / 077° 42.833'

55' Landing Craft (LCM)

18-Jan-89

34° 14.783' / 077° 42.850'

Pre-fabricated fiberglass units:

24 Domes; 18 Cubes

Dec-89

Positions unverified

52' tug CAPTAIN TOM

13-May-92

34° 14.833' / 077° 42.800'

65' tug CAPTAIN JERRY

1994

34° 14.850' / 077° 42.833'

297' barge HT-290

1997

Bow 34° 14.767' / 077° 42.900' Stern 34° 14.817' / 077° 42.867'

AR-366
Average Depth: 66'
Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 34° 12.950' / 077° 25.250'
LORAN Coordinates: 27214.6 / 39225.0 General Location: 130° M, 14.0 nm from the New Topsail Inlet sea buoy; 090° M, 30.0 nm from the Masonboro Inlet sea buoy

Railroad boxcars: 10

05-07 Dec-86

34° 12.898' / 077° 25.330'

34° 12.911' / 077° 25.332'

34° 12.883' / 077° 25.310'

34° 12.832' / 077° 25.275'

Concrete pipe: 850 pieces,

48" by 8'

1992

34° 12.983' / 077° 25.267'

34° 12.950' / 077° 25.233'

Concrete pipe: 260 Tons Topsail Beach Offshore Fishing Club

15/16-Apr-02

34° 13.018' / 077° 25.160'

Concrete box culvert: 66 Pieces Topsail Beach Offshore

Fishing Club

27-Jan-04

34° 12.873' / 077° 25.230'

34° 12.879' / 077° 25.235'

34° 12.885' / 077° 25.256'

Manhole sections: 61 Pieces Topsail Beach Offshore

Fishing Club

29-Jan-04

34° 12.921' / 077° 25.255'

Manhole sections: 38

Concrete box culverts: 39

Topsail Beach Offshore

Fishing Club

04-Feb-04

34° 12.888' / 077° 25.261'

34° 12.833' / 077° 25.264'

AR-368
Average Depth: 66'
Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 34° 09.567' / 077° 25.833'
LORAN Coordinates: 27211.7 / 39195.0
General Location: 140° M, 15.5 nm from the New Topsail Inlet sea buoy

Railroad boxcars: 10

07-Dec-86

34° 09.417' / 077° 25.917'

241' barge "LC-16"

1994

34° 09.583' / 077° 25.917'

34° 09.583' / 077° 25.933'

34° 09.583' / 077° 25.883'

Scattered rubble

Unknown

34° 09.583' / 077° 25.933'

34° 09.583' / 077° 25.883'

34° 09.567' / 077° 25.967'

Concrete pipe: 130 tons Topsail Beach Offshore Fishing Club

17-Apr-02

34° 09.667' / 077° 25.832'

34° 09.694' / 077° 25.807'

34° 09.690' / 077° 25.817'

34° 09.684' / 077° 25.828'

MEARES HARRISS REEF
AR-370
Average Depth: 52'
Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 34° 10.467' / 077° 45.067'
LORAN Coordinates: 27267.8 / 39106.3
General Location: 100° M, 3.5 nm from the Masonboro Inlet sea buoy

110' tug FIREFIGHTER

02-Jun-70

34° 10.490' / 077° 44.990'

50' truck tank

Summer 1972

Position unverified

90' barges: 2

01-Aug-73

34° 10.467' / 077° 44.800'

Tires: 56,500

1973 - 1974

Throughout site

440' Liberty Ship

ALEXANDER RAMSEY

26-Aug-74

34° 10.520' / 077° 45.120'

135' barge

25-Sep-80

34° 10.483' / 077° 44.783'

120' tug SOCONY 8

15-Dec-82

34° 10.533' / 077° 45.083'

105' tug STONE BROTHERS

14-Jan-83

34° 10.330' / 077° 44.790'

Concrete pipe: 155 tons

16-Sep-08

340 10.454' / 0770 44.950'

AR-372
Average Depth: 48'
Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 34° 06.217' / 077° 44.950'
LORAN Coordinates: 27261.4 / 39068.9
General Location: 154° M, 5.0 nm from the Masonboro Inlet sea buoy

Railroad boxcars: 10

07-Nov-86

34° 06.240' / 077° 44.820'

220' barge (Northern)

09-May-90

34° 06.250' / 077° 44.800'

220' barge (Southern)

09-May-90

34° 06.233' / 077° 44.800'

Reef Balls®: 128 in five groups of 25-28 Onslow Bay Artificial Reef Association

08-Oct-01

34° 06.286' / 077° 44.895'

34° 06.310' / 077° 44.890'

34° 06.259' / 077° 44.874'

34° 06.279' / 077° 44.910'

34° 06.294' / 077° 44.848'

AR-376
Average Depth: 60'
Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 34° 03.283' / 077° 39.633'
LORAN Coordinates: 27243.1 / 39077.2
General Location: 142° M, 9.9 nm from the Masonboro Inlet sea buoy

Railroad boxcars: 10

1986

34° 03.267' / 077° 39.617'

Concrete pipe: 60" by 8' 850 pieces

Nov-92

34° 03.333' / 077° 39.700'

Concrete "Waffle Crete"® units: 7

Nov-97

34° 03.267' / 077° 39.583'

34° 03.267' / 077° 39.616'

PHILLIP WOLFE REEF
AR-378
Average Depth: 40'
Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 34° 01.807' / 077° 52.232'
LORAN Coordinates: Chain (GRI) 9960 / 27275.5 / 57509.2 and Chain (GRI) 7980 / 45336.0 / 58990.4
General Location: 184° M, 2.6 nm from the Carolina Beach Inlet sea buoy

98' barges: 3

05-May-82

34° 00.650' / 077° 50.678'

34° 00.648' / 077° 50.629'

34° 00.621' / 077° 50.683'

Tires: 111,000

05-May-82

34° 00.783' / 077° 50.664'

195' barge

Oct-93

34° 01.809' / 077° 52.139'

Reef Balls®: 10

May-98

34° 01.950' / 077° 52.083'

Concrete pipe: 134 pieces

1999

34° 01.850' / 077° 52.267' to

34° 01.817' / 077° 52.300'

Reef Balls®: 100 in four groups of 25 each

2001

34° 01.783' / 077° 52.233'

34° 01.783' / 077° 52.233'

34° 01.783' / 077° 52.233'

34° 01.783' / 077° 52.233'

Concrete pipe: 85 pieces

2-Nov-06

34° 01.835' / 077° 50.192'

Assorted concrete pipe, pilings and headers: 114 pieces

29-Nov-06

34° 01.850' / 077° 50.190'

Miscellaneous concrete items: Approximately 115 tons

1-Oct-08

340 01.901' / 0770 52.268'

Concrete pipe: 138 pieces

2-Oct-08

340 01.885' / 0770 52.265'

DREDGE WRECK REEF
AR-382
Average Depth: 58'
Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 33° 58.583' / 077° 41.283'
LORAN Coordinates: 27241.5 / 39047.0
General Location: 134° M, 10.6 nm from Carolina Beach Inlet sea buoy

Dredge PLAYA (marine casualty)

Feb-31

33° 58.500' / 077° 41.283'

105' tug POCAHONTAS

26-Feb-85

33° 58.583' / 077° 40.917'

86' tug R.R. STONE

01-Mar-85

33° 58.467' / 077° 41.283'

Reef Balls® 100 in a single group starting at the bow of

R.R. STONE

08-Feb-01

33° 58.483' / 077° 41.283' to

33° 58.467' / 077° 41.383'

LENNON / HYDE REEF
AR-386
Average Depth: 78'
Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 33° 57.517' / 077° 33.450'
LORAN Coordinates: 27218.3 / 39082.2
General Location: 143° M, 17.8 nm from the Masonboro Inlet sea buoy

Railroad boxcars: 10

29-Oct-86

33° 57.360' / 077° 33.340'

33° 57.400' / 077° 33.320'

33° 57.330' / 077° 33.280'

150' YTT barge

ALTON LENNON

(AKA The Schoolhouse ) Cape Fear Community College Marine Technology Classroom Barge

22-Oct-87

33° 57.633' / 077° 33.400'

215' USACOE dredge HYDE

20-May-88

33° 57.450' / 077° 33.433'

320' USACOE dredge MARKHAM

20-Oct-95

33° 57.633' / 077° 33.200'

AR-400
Average Depth: 70'
Buoy Location: NO BUOY MAINTAINED
LORAN Coordinates: 45165.6 / 59218.4
General Location: 18.0 nm, 112° M from the R"4FP" buoy and 43.5 nm from Masonboro Inlet,
0.25 nm NE of Frying Pan Light Tower

184' menhaden vessel

CAPT. GREG MICKEY

(ex-COASTAL MARINER)

4-Aug-07

33° 29.302' / 077° 35.265'