The Shearwater was sunk onto the Del-Jersey-Land Reef on Dec. 11, 2015.
Shearwater was sunk at approximate coordinates of 38 deg. 31.200’ N Latitude and 074 deg. 30.800’W Longitude, approximately 26 nautical miles southeast of Indian River Inlet.
The 165 foot vessel sank in 120 feet of water about one-half nautical mile from the 568-foot ex-destroyer USS Arthur W. Radford.
Prior to sinking, the vessel had served the Army and Navy before becoming a civilian ship. Shearwater had ended its working life in 2012 as a menhaden boat out of Reedville, Va.
The Del-Jersey-Land Reef, also known as Delaware Reef Site 13, is one of
numerous artificial reef sites established by DNREC’s Division of Fish
& Wildlife.
Delaware has 14 permitted artificial reef sites in the Delaware Bay and coastal waters, with five of the sites located in federal (ocean) waters.
source: DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife
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