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300,000 tires found in Wrightsville Beach delays renourishment

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found about 300,000 tires of an old reef. In the 1970s, the Division of Marine Fisheries placed more than 600,000 tires in the waters off the Carolina coast.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found about 300,000 tires of an old reef. In the 1970s, the Division of Marine Fisheries placed more than 600,000 tires in the waters off the Carolina coast.

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Reporter : Liz McLaughlin
Posted 2022-08-02T18:48:00-0400 - Updated 2022-08-02T18:49:22-0400