North Carolina Artificial Reefs - South Cape Fear
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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 |
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Material
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Deployment Date(s)
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GPS
(Decimal Minutes) |
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184' menhaden vessel
CAPT. GREG MICKEY (ex-COASTAL MARINER) |
4-Aug-07
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33° 29.302' / 077° 35.265'
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TOM McGLAMMERY REEF
AR-420 Average Depth: 38' Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 33° 51.050' / 078° 06.710' LORAN Coordinates: Chain (GRI) 7980 / 45347.9 / 59184.8 General Location: 345°M, 3.1 nm from the Cape Fear River sea buoy |
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Material
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Deployment Date(s)
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GPS
(Decimal Minutes) |
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104' YSD barge
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06-Sep-86
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33° 51.084' / 078° 06.630'
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180' barge HT-85
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03-Jan-87
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33° 51.150' / 078° 06.567'
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Bridge span: 230'
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12-Feb-87
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33° 51.066' / 078° 06.678'
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Concrete pipe and manhole sections: 60 pieces
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1992
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33° 51.045' / 078° 06.670'
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110' water barge YC-794
Potter Barge |
Mar-00
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33° 50.975' / 078° 06.691'
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Reef Balls®: 50
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Apr-00
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33° 51.013' / 078° 06.592' and 33° 51.000' / 078° 06.617'
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Assorted concrete pipe: 280 pieces
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09-Apr-00
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33° 50.952' / 078° 06.802'
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Concrete pipe: 62 pieces 36" by 8'
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23-Mar-01
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33° 50.966' / 078° 06.810'
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Concrete pipe: 61 pieces 36" by 8'
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26-Mar-01
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33° 50.952' / 078° 06.802'
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Reef Balls®: 100 in four groups
of 25 each |
Winter 2001
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33° 51.150' / 078° 06.600'
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33° 51.167' / 078° 06.567'
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33° 51.150' / 078° 06.550'
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33° 51.133' / 078° 06.583'
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Concrete pipe: Deployment A
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Winter 2001
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33° 51.017' / 078° 06.617'
33° 51.000' / 078° 06.633' 33° 51.017' / 078° 06.600' |
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Concrete pipe: Deployment B
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Winter 2001
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33° 50.967' / 078° 06.817'
33° 50.967' / 078° 06.800' 33° 50.950' / 078° 06.817' |
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Concrete pipe, pilings & scrap:
146 pieces |
09-Mar-04
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33° 51.008' / 078° 06.741' to
33° 51.029' / 078° 06.759' |
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Miscellaneous concrete items:
87 pieces |
17-Mar-05
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330 51.084' / 0780 06.549'
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Miscellaneous concrete items:
88 pieces |
18-Mar-05
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330 51.064' / 0780 06.564'
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Miscellaneous concrete items:
90 pieces |
22-Mar-05
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330 51.065' / 0780 06.570'
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Concrete mixing drums:
3 Concrete pipe: 135 pieces |
24-Mar-05
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330 51.032' / 0780 06.829'
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Miscellaneous concrete items:
89 pieces |
29-Mar-05
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330 51.074' / 0780 06.559'
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24" concrete pipe: 170 pieces
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30-Mar-05
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330 51.034' / 0780 06.838'
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24" concrete pipe: 159 pieces
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31-Mar-05
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330 51.031' / 0780 06.834'
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Assorted pipe and concrete items: 154 tons
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17-Sep-08
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330 51.168' / 0780 06.788'
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Concrete manhole bases: 155 tons
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22/29-Sept-08
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330 51.170' / 0780 06.798'
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YAUPON BEACH REEF
AR-425 Average Depth: 30' Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 33° 53.050' / 078° 06.567' LORAN Coordinates: Chain (GRI) 7980 / 45354.7 / 59169.6 General Location: 357° M, 5.0 nm from the Cape Fear River sea buoy |
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Material
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Deployment Date(s)
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GPS
(Decimal Minutes) |
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Concrete rubble: 600 tons
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Sep-86
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33° 53.050' / 078° 06.588'
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Concrete bridge railing:
100 pieces |
1989
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33° 53.067' / 078° 06.517'
33° 53.050' / 078° 06.483' |
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Floating Drydock
(Maritime Casualty) |
Late 1950's
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33° 53.068' / 078° 06.062'
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Concrete pipe and manhole sections: 240 pieces
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1992
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33° 53.004' / 078° 06.563'
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Concrete pipe
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1993, 1994
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33° 52.998' / 078° 06.523'
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33° 53.062' / 078° 06.516'
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33° 53.100' / 078° 06.567'
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33° 53.033' / 078° 06.567'
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Concrete "Waffle-Crete"® units: 8
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Oct-97
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33° 53.067' / 078° 06.617' to
33° 53.033' / 078° 06.617' |
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Reef Balls®: 50
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Jan-98
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33° 53.033' / 078° 06.083'
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Reef Balls®: 50
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33° 52.983' / 078° 06.567'
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Reef Balls®: 50
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33° 53.100' / 078° 06.500'
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Reef Balls®
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Mar-00
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33° 53.112' / 078° 06.617'
33° 52.920' / 078° 06.567' |
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Reef Balls®: 100 in four
groups of 25 each |
Mar-01
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33° 53.172' / 078° 06.576' N section
33° 53.150' / 078° 06.555' E section |
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Concrete pipe: 147 pieces
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26-Feb-01
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33° 53.015' / 078° 06.621' to
33° 53.004' / 078° 06.610' |
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Manhole sections: 150 tons
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1-Mar-02
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33° 53.186' / 078° 06.413'
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Manhole sections: 150 tons
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1-Mar-02
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33° 53.129' / 078° 06.413'
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Manhole sections: 150 tons
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1-Apr-02
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33° 52.995' / 078° 06.700'
33° 52.962' / 078° 06.646' 33° 52.954' / 078° 06.683' |
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Ultra Reef Balls® : 50 units
in dense grouping |
11-Feb-04
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33° 52.899' / 078° 06.700'
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Concrete pipe: 132 tons Manhole sections: 24 tons
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19-Feb-04
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33° 52.921' / 078° 06.694' to
33° 52.909' / 078° 06.679' and |
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Reef Balls®: 100 in 2 groups of 50
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22-Jun-05
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33° 53.100' / 078° 06.500' and
33° 53.033' / 078° 06.083' |
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Concrete pipe and dock panels: approximately 325 pieces
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11/30-Oct-06
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33° 53.026' / 078° 06.664'
33° 53.104' / 078° 06.753' 33° 53.064' / 078° 06.706' |
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Concrete dock panels
and headers |
7-Nov-06
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330 53.054' / 0780 06.732'
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Concrete dock panels
and headers |
8-Nov-06
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330 53.078' / 0780 06.716'
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Scrap dock panels:
approximately 120 tons |
9-Nov-06
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330 53.078' / 0780 06.723'
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BRUNSWICK COUNTY FISHING CLUB REEF
AR-440 Average Depth: 42' Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 33° 49.800' / 078° 13.083' LORAN Coordinates: Chain (GRI) 7980 / 43365.8 / 59246.6 General Location: 169° M, 4.5 nm from the Lockwood's Folly Inlet sea buoy |
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Material
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Deployment Date(s)
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GPS
(Decimal Minutes) |
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Railroad boxcars: 7
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31-Dec-87
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33° 49.660' / 078° 13.050'
33° 49.710' / 078° 13.030' |
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Boiler pieces: 4
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03-Jan-87
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33° 49.777' / 078° 13.053'
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33° 49.691' / 078° 13.061'
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33° 49.715' / 078° 13.060'
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33° 49.727' / 078° 13.082'
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Concrete pipe: 150 pieces
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1992-1993
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33° 49.817' / 078° 13.100'
33° 49.833' / 078° 13.083' |
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Concrete items: 4 pieces, 60 tons
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1993
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33° 49.825' / 078° 13.068'
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65' tug "A.T. PINER"
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May-93
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33° 49.800' / 078° 13.094'
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65' tug "COOPEDGE"
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May-93
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33° 49.812' / 078° 13.127'
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Reef Balls®: 100 in 2 groups
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Apr-00
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33° 49.775' / 078° 13.051' to
33° 49.745' / 078° 13.075' |
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33° 49.780' / 078° 13.050' to
33° 49.797' / 078° 13.028' |
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Concrete pipe: 204 pieces,
30" by 8' |
20/21-Feb-01
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33° 49.753' / 078° 13.091'
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Concrete pipe: 210 pieces,
30" by 8' |
04/05-Apr-01
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33° 49.733' / 078° 13.095'
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Concrete pipe: 151 pieces
24" by 8' |
04-Mar-04
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33° 49.884' / 078° 13.058' to
33° 49.889' / 078° 13.070' |
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Concrete pipe, various sizes: approximately 130 pieces
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25&30-Oct-06
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330 49.807' / 0780 12.922'
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Concrete pipe, various sizes: 219 pieces
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6&15-Nov-06
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33° 49.803' / 078° 12.956'
33° 49.807' / 078° 12.923' |
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Assorted concrete items
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6-Dec-06
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33° 49.735' / 0780 12.986'
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DALE McDOWELL REEF AR-445
Average Depth: 53' Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 33° 44.783' / 078° 14.100' LORAN Coordinates: Chain (GRI) 7980 / 45352.0 / 59289.0 General Location: 185° M, 9.3 nm from Lookwood's Folly Inlet |
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Material
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Deployment Date(s)
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GPS
(Decimal Minutes) |
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Railroad boxcars: 10
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24-Oct-86
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33° 44.792' / 078° 14.210'
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174' vessel JELL II
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10-Jul-91
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33° 44.850' / 078° 14.050'
33° 44.833' / 078° 14.067' |
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Fiberglass and steel boat molds: 100
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30-Jan-91
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33° 44.829' / 078° 14.313'
33° 44.844' / 078° 14.326' 33° 44.810' / 078° 14.333' |
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Concrete manhole sections:
160 tons |
Dec-93
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33° 44.845' / 078° 14.153'
33° 44.840' / 078° 14.139' |
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Concrete pipe: 250 pieces
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1994
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33° 44.782' / 078° 14.049'
33° 44.742' / 078° 14.025' 33° 44.742' / 078° 14.075' |
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Reef Balls®: 100 In three groups of ~33 each
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Apr-00
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33° 44.767' / 078° 14.167'
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33° 44.800' / 078° 14.267'
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33° 44.867' / 078° 14.350'
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Concrete pipe: 182 pieces
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27-Feb-01
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33° 44.876' / 078° 14.152'
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Concrete pipe: 135 pieces
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12-Mar-01
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33° 44.863' / 078° 14.170'
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Concrete pipe
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Winter 2001
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33° 44.867' / 078° 14.200'
33° 44.850' / 078° 14.200' 33° 44.867' / 078° 14.167' |
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Concrete scrap and 5 Scrap
Reef Balls® |
03-Mar-04
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33° 44.880' / 078° 14.023' to
33° 44.861' / 078° 14.003' |
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Concrete pipe and manhole sections: approximately 450 pieces
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4-Mar
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33° 44.870' / 078° 14.160'
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55' tug ADMIRAL CHARLIE
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19-Nov-04
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33° 44.728' / 078° 14.193'
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Assorted concrete pipe: 770 tons
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6/20-Aug-08
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33° 44.654' / 078° 14.286'
33° 44.664' / 078° 14.192' 33° 44.645' / 078° 14.310' |
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DALE WARD REEF
AR-455 Average Depth: 46' Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 33° 47.033' / 078° 17.883' LORAN Coordinates: Chain (GRI) 7980 / 45373.0 / 59306.0 General Location: 272° M, 10.6 nm from the Cape Fear River sea buoy |
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Material
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Deployment Date(s)
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GPS
(Decimal Minutes) |
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Railroad boxcars: 10
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24/27-Oct-86
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33° 47.010' / 078° 17.850'
33° 46.990' / 078° 17.810' 33° 46.990' / 078° 17.870' |
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Concrete pipe: 600 tons
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1992, 1993
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33° 47.083' / 078° 17.933'
33° 47.050' / 078° 17.900' |
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Concrete manhole sections:
150 pieces |
1993
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33° 47.043' / 078° 17.788'
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Reef Balls®: 100 in three
groups of ~33 |
2000
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33° 47.000' / 078° 17.867'
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33° 47.033' / 078° 17.900'
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33° 47.050' / 078° 17.933'
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Concrete pipe: 65 pieces,
36" by 8' |
27-Mar-01
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33° 47.033' / 078° 17.783'
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Concrete pipe: 74 pieces
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28-Mar-01
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33° 47.000' / 078° 17.767'
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Reef Balls®: 100 in four
groups of 25 |
Apr-01
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33° 47.000' / 078° 17.942'
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33° 46.967' / 078° 17.938'
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33° 46.957' / 078° 17.982'
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33° 46.992' / 078° 17.991'
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Concrete pipe: 230 pieces
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16-Apr-01
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33° 47.017' / 078° 17.800'
33° 47.000' / 078° 17.800' |
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"Dale Ward Ultra Ball Reef"
Ultra Reef Balls®: 51 |
10-Feb-04
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33° 47.100' / 078° 18.000'
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Assorted concrete items: 58 pieces
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17-Feb-04
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33° 47.093' / 078° 17.973' to
33° 47.078' / 078° 17.956' |
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Assorted concrete items: 27 pieces
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24-Feb-04
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33° 47.106' / 078° 17.955'
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Assorted concrete items: 272 pieces
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24-Feb-04
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33° 47.080' / 078° 17.957' and
33° 47.079' / 078° 17.857' |
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102' US Navy tug PAWTUCKET
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26-Jul-04
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33° 47.130' / 078° 17.920'
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Concrete pipe:155 tons
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26-Aug-08
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330 47.021' / 0780 18.016'
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Concrete pipe:154 tons
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27-Aug-08
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330 47.024' / 0780 18.026'
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Concrete pipe and manhole sections: 156 tons
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29-Sep-08
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330 47.024' / 0780 18.008'
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Concrete pipe: 175 tons
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8-Oct-08
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330 47.021' / 0780 17.998'
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Concrete pipe: 160 tons
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9-Oct-08
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330 47.037' / 0780 18.006''
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FISHERMAN'S REEF |
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Material
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Deployment Date(s)
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GPS
(Decimal Minutes) |
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Railroad boxcars: 10
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Sep-86
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33° 50.100' / 078° 21.000'
33° 50.084' / 078° 22.132' 33° 49.993' / 078° 22.071' 33° 49.960' / 078° 22.146' 33° 49.897' / 078° 22.117' |
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330' barge
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1990
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33° 50.133' / 078° 21.933'
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Reef Balls®: 100 in two
groups of 50 |
2000
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33° 50.267' / 078° 22.050'
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33° 50.267' / 078° 22.000'
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Reef Balls®: 100 In four
groups of 25 |
2001
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33° 50.241' / 078° 22.000'
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33° 50.241' / 078° 22.048'
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33° 50.200' / 078° 21.967'
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33° 50.150' / 078° 21.983'
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Concrete pipe
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28-Feb-01
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33° 50.183' / 078° 22.083' to
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33° 50.167' / 078° 22.083'
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Concrete pipe: 126 pieces,
24" by 8' |
Feb-04
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33° 50.183' / 078° 22.100'
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Concrete pipe: 105 pieces,
30" by 8' |
Apr-04
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33° 50.179' / 078° 22.106'
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Assorted manhole sections: approximately 360 tons
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21&24 Mar-05
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33° 50.238' / 078° 21. 904'
33° 50.236' / 078° 21. 900' |
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Concrete pipe: 64 pieces
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16-Oct-06
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330 50.213' / 0780 22.143'
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Concrete pipe: 40 pieces
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14/28-Nov-06
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33° 50.210' / 078° 22.138' to
33° 50.227' / 078° 22.165' |
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GARY ENNIS REEF
AR-465 Average Depth: 90' Buoy Location: NO BUOY MAINTAINED General Location: 186°M, 27.2 nm from the Cape Fear River sea buoy |
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Material
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Deployment Date(s)
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GPS
(Decimal Minutes) |
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180' menhaden vessel
MANCE LASSITER |
Jun-96
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33° 23.423' / 078° 11.052'
33° 23.395' / 078° 11.058' |
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Reef Balls®: 100 in 2 areas of 50 units each
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2000
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33° 23.382' / 078° 11.090' and
33° 23.399' / 078° 11.090' |
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Ultra Reef Balls®: 100 in broadly dispersed pattern
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19-Apr-01
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33° 23.418' / 078° 11.005'
33° 23.375' / 078° 11.005' 33° 23.350' / 078° 11.005' 33° 23.385' / 078° 10.984' |
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Manhole sections Adjacent to MANCE LASSITER East side, 75' by 150' area
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21-Jan-02
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33° 23.404' / 078° 11.047'
33° 23.408' / 078° 11.039' 33° 23.414' / 078° 11.047' |
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Mega Pipe Project: 925 tons: 188 pieces of large concrete pipe, 42" to 102" diameter material by 8'. Material is deployed in a 150' radius from position.
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14-May-05
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33° 23.385' / 078° 11.115' - NW corner 33° 23.337' / 078° 11.091' - SE corner 33° 23.360' / 078° 11.096' - Site Center 33° 23.376' / 078° 11.060' - NE corner 33° 23.347' / 078° 11.127' - SW corner
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Concrete pipe concentration
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2005
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33° 23.781' / 078° 11.094'
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