Beveridge Reef (Niuean: Nukutulueatama) is an unpopulated coral atoll located in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Niue. It has been the cause of several fishing boats running aground or sinking.
The reef is about 147 miles (237 km) from Niue and 520 miles (840 km) from the Cook Islands. The reef is normally submerged, with a small part visible at low tide.
Wrecks The reef is the site of at least six shipwrecks:
Legerdemain (UK), a barque wrecked on the north east side of the reef in 1852
James H. Bruce (USA), a schooner wrecked on the north east side of the reef in 1918
Nicky Lou (USA), a large fishing trawler wrecked on the east side of the reef in 1992
Liberty (NZ), a small fishing vessel wrecked inside the lagoon on the east side in 2007
Avanti (BVI), a catamaran wrecked beside the Liberty on the east side of the lagoon in 2017
Chuan I Shin (TWN), a large longline fishing trawler wrecked on the south end of the reef in 2022
See also Niue Nukutuluea
References
External links Beveridge Reef by Wolfgang Schippke Geography and geology of Niue Exploring new frontiers off Niue, Skin Diver Online