AH-WR-1641

Jim Lynch

Tanker Barge · Lost 2001 · The New Jersey Coast

She was deliberately sunk at Axel Carlson Reef on 30 October 2001.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Jim Lynch was a 178-foot former fuel-oil barge. She was deliberately sunk at Axel Carlson Reef on 30 October 2001. Her memorial name honored a charter captain and Port Authority officer. She had transported wastewater since 1985.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Not established
Length: 178 ft
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Towed
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: October 30, 2001
Cause: Intentional sinking
Location: Axel Carlson Reef, off Mantoloking
Water: Atlantic Ocean
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 78 ft
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Axel Carlson Reef, off Mantoloking
Region: The New Jersey Coast

No verified wreck position adopted from the sources reviewed.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (80/100)

Present condition, precise position and casualty figures are not established here.

New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, Three Vessels Sunk Off Jersey Coast
Vessel identity, type, loss date or year, and named loss locality.