Explorer Yacht Ends Aground in Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey

A seventeen meter explorer yacht ended aground near Barnegat Light in Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey on the afternoon of Friday 26 June.  TowBoatUS Barnegat Light and Beach Haven who shared the story on its Facebook page assisted the yacht, by removing it from the grounding, and then towing it into deep water.  The yacht was then reported to have proceeded with its own power, which means it sustained little damage.  According to other boaters in the post the area is not well marked and goes from depths of eight meters to those of less to a meters in nothing.

The yacht in this accident is a DeFever 55 Offshore Custom Cruiser as designed by Arthur DeFever and produced in the early noughties.  The 55 Offshore Custom Cruiser was replaced by the DeFever 56 Pilothouse.