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Modern Greece blockade runner, Fort Fisher
Wreck beach Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottlesAlso reported: Enfield rifles, Whitworth shot, clothing, household goods.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
1862 Confederate blockade runner
Run aground and scuttled in June 1862; storm exposure in 1962 led to recovery of over 10,000 artifacts and the founding of NC's underwater archaeology program.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
surf zone current, near-zero visibility
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