About Revisions AR372 5 Mile Boxcars Wrightsville Beach, NC Max Depth: 51-60ft/16-18m Average Viz: 26-30ft/8-9m Entry Type: Boat Bottom Composition: Sand Aquatic Life: Might See Something 5/27/2014 7:43 AM LatitudeAdjustment 5/26/2014 5:43 AM ellishugh

Viz generally challenging

Five-Mile Boxcars
GPS 34 06.217 / 077 44.950, AR 372
Approximately five miles from the inlet at a 154-degree heading, as the name suggests, this reef was originally built with 10 railroad boxcars in 1986. A couple of large 220-foot barges were sunk there in 1990. One hundred twenty-eight reef balls were dropped around the location in 2001. At a depth of 48 feet, king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, barracuda, cobia and assorted bottom dwellers like flounder and black sea bass are hooked here.