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The JJF Tug is part of the North Carolina Artificial Reef program. Sunk in 2016, this wreck sits in 65 ft of water about 15 miles out of Beaufort Inlet.

Horseshoe Laggoon on Big Pine Key, Florida Visibility sucked.

The Theodore Parker is a 441 foot long liberty ship sank in 1974 as a part of North Carolina's artificial reef program. The Theo Parker lies in 60 feet of water with the highest decks at 30 feet. It is about 4 miles southwest of Beaufort Inlet and a mile and a half off of the beach. Because of the close proximity to the beach, visibility is usually 15-20 feet.

Fantasy Lake Scuba Park is a 100 square acre lake located near Raleigh in Rolesdale, NC. The site was a former granite quarry and is now a training and recreation area open to Scuba divers. www.gofantasylake.com

The Titan was a tugboat sank in 2004 as a part of the NC Artificial Reef program. Titan was manufactured in New York in 1909 and was originally steam-powered. Titan was originally built for the Erie Railroad but was bought by the Panama Railroad once the canal was completed. Today she sits mostly upright, about 15 miles out of Beaufort Inlet in 60 feet of water.

The Ashkhabad was a Russian Tanker traveling from NY to Cuba being escorted by the ASW trawler Lady Elsa. They were runnig zig-zag course as ordered to avoid German u-boats. The tanker was hit on the starboard side by a single torpedo and sunk by its stern end in the shallow water off Cape Lookout. The ship was abandoned and all the crew were taken to Morehead City. Today Ashkhabad lies in 55 feet of water. What is left of the Ashkhabad is very broken-up and scattered about.

The US Coast Guard Cutter SPAR is an artificial reef located about 30 miles out of Bogue Inlet. The Spar upright, in a port list, in about 95 feet of water.

"There ain't no sound like Bogue Sound"

August 29th, 2022