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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: 45373.0 / 59306.0 Chain (GRI) 7980
General Location: 265° M, 12.2 nm from Cape Fear River sea buoy
Material
Deployment Date
GPS (Decimal Minutes)
Train (Box) cars: 10
24-27 Oct-86
33° 47.010' / 078° 17.850'
33° 46.990' / 078° 17.810'
33° 46.990' / 078° 17.870'
Concrete pipe: 300 pieces in 1993
1992, 1993
33° 47.083' / 078° 17.933'
33° 47.050' / 078° 17.900'
Concrete manhole sections: 150 pieces
1992
33° 47.043' / 078° 17.788'
Reef Balls: 100
3 groups of 33-34
2000
33° 47.000' / 078° 17.867'
33° 47.033' / 078° 17.900'
33° 47.050' / 078° 17.933'
Reef Balls: 100
4 groups of 25
Apr-01
33° 47.000' / 078° 17.942'
33° 46.967' / 078° 17.938'
33° 46.957' / 078° 17.982'
33° 46.992' / 078° 17.991'
Concrete pipe: 65 pieces - 36' x 8'
27-Mar-01
33° 47.033' / 078° 17.783'
Concrete pipe: (30) 30' x 8' and (44) 36" x 8'
28-Mar-01
33° 47.000' / 078° 17.767'
Concrete pipe: 230 pieces
16-Apr-01
33° 47.017' / 078° 17.800'
33° 47.000' / 078° 17.800'
Concrete pipe
Winter 2001
33° 47.034' / 078° 17.779'
33° 47.017' / 078° 17.797'
33° 47.020' / 078° 17.803'
33° 47.000' / 078° 17.771'
33° 47.000' / 078° 17.797'
Reef Balls
4 groups of 25
Winter 2001
33° 46.983' / 078° 17.983'
33° 46.950' / 078° 17.983'
33° 47.000' / 078° 17.933'
33° 46.967' / 078° 17.933'
50 Ultra Balls and Dale Ward Ultra Ball
10-Feb-04
33° 47.100' / 078° 18.000'
13 Cones, 2 Sm. Boxes, 3 Lg Boxes, 13 Lids, 4 Ultra Balls, 16 Bases, 7 Round Risers
17-Feb-04
33° 47.093' / 078° 17.973' to
33° 47.078' / 078° 17.956'
2 Cones, 2 Risers, 1 Lid, 1 Sm. Base, 1 Box, (17) 18' Flairs
24-Feb-04
33° 47.106' / 078° 17.955'
(237) 12' Pipe, (22) 24' Pipe, and (11) 18' Flairs
24-Feb-04
33° 47.080' / 078° 17.957' and
33° 47.079' / 078° 17.857'
Pawtucket' 104' Navy Tug
26-Jul-04
33° 47.130' / 078° 17.920'
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