AH-WR-1639

Billy D

Tug · Lost 1997 · The New Jersey Coast

The state reef inventory records her sinking at Shark River Reef in 1997.

Become Captain of Record

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Billy D was a tug. The state reef inventory records her sinking at Shark River Reef in 1997. The vessel became an artificial reef.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Not established
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Not established
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: 1997
Cause: Intentional sinking
Location: Shark River Reef, New Jersey
Water: Atlantic Ocean
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Shark River Reef, New Jersey
Region: The New Jersey Coast

No verified wreck position adopted from the sources reviewed.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (80/100)

Official sources differ on length (80 versus 85 feet); length is left unknown. Present condition, precise position and casualty figures are not established here.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Guide to Fishing and Diving New Jersey Reefs
Vessel identity, type, loss date or year, and named loss locality.
New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife reef newsletter, 1998
Reef tug context; 85-foot length differs from chart’s 80 feet.