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ATLANTIC BEACH REEF
AR-315

Average Depth: 49'
Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 34° 40.333' / 076° 44.667'
LORAN Coordinates: 27128.0 / 39660.8
General Location: 260° M, 3.5 nm from Beaufort Inlet at Fort Macon jetty
Material
Deployment Date
GPS (Decimal Minutes)
440’ liberty ship 'THEODORE PARKER'
4-Jun-74
34° 40.350' / 076° 44.717' to
34° 40.350' / 076° 44.767'
Tires: 177,168
1974-1984
Throughout area N of Lib. Ship
Steel Hull Sportfishing Vessel
"FINEST KIND"
02-Aug-77
Unverified
40' Coast Guard launch
1980
Unverified
Trawler 'HELEN MAY'
6-Jan-83
Unverified
60' lash barge #1, with 450 tons of concrete rubble on both
9-Jun-89
34° 40.233' / 076° 44.600'
60' lash barge #2
9-Jun-89
34° 40.400' / 076° 44.483'
Aircraft F-4
1992
34° 40.350' / 076° 44.650'
Aircraft A-4 (2)
1992
34° 40.367' / 076° 44.650'
Concrete Rubble
1991, 1992
34° 40.383' / 076° 44.650' to
34° 40.383' / 076° 44.667'
Bridge Rubble
1989
34° 39.967' / 076° 45.050' and
34° 39.983' / 076° 45.033'
Steel bridge framing
1989
34° 40.350' / 076° 44.583'
34° 40.383' / 076° 44.583'
Reef Balls
21-Feb-00
34° 40.383' / 076° 44.500' to
34° 40.400' / 076° 44.517'
34° 40.400' / 076° 44.500'
34° 40.400' / 076° 44.483'
104' Navy tug 'TAKOS'
2-Nov-00
34° 40.320' / 076° 44.806'
Newport DOT Concrete Pipe
2002
34° 40.316' / 076° 44.820'
Newport DOT Concrete Pipe,
Misc. Concrete, Radio Island Pilings
2003
34° 40.330' / 076° 44.793'
T.D. Eure Const. Radio Island Ramp Pilings (6-12' length, ~500 pieces)
2003
34° 40.280' / 076° 44.534'
T.D. Eure Const. Radio Island Ramp Pilings (6-12' length, ~500 pieces)
2003
34° 40.217' / 076° 44.617'
Carteret County Sportfishing Association Concrete Pipe
(Heavy Concentration)
2003
34° 40.243' / 076° 44.600'
Carteret County Sportfishing Association Pilings
(Round Disperse Pattern)
2003
34° 39.908' / 076° 45.189'
Carteret County Sportfishing Association and T.D. Eure Const. Broadcast of pilings and concrete pipe: (Quadrate Area Coord.) This area is ideal for casual drift bottom fishing that is away from the heaviest reef trolling and diving activity.
2003
34° 39.957 / 076° 45.129'
34° 39.925' / 076° 45.062'
34° 39.863' / 076° 45.085'
34° 39.839' / 076° 45.156'
Reef Balls: 50, Ultra Ball: 1,
19-Mar-04
34° 40.200' / 076° 44.800'
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