Jersey Shore Landmark Washed Away By Hurricane Erin

BARNEGAT LIGHT, NJ — A longstanding landmark buried in the sands of Long Beach Island has washed away due to Hurricane Erin.

The steel mast on the beach, the only remnants of the fishing boat Sea King, is gone, according to social media reports.

It's sat there since 1963, when the Sea King was towing the decommissioned minesweeper Prescott to Atlantic City. Both ships were stranded on the Barnegat Shoals and while the Prescott was salvaged, the Sea King was buried in the sand, according to the New Jersey Maritime Museum in Beach Haven.

Since then, the tall mast sticking out of the ground has been used as a landmark and as a spot to take photos.

The loss of the landmark was met with sadness from social media users, many sharing photos and videos in its memory.

Some likened it to the loss of "The Shack," an old, derelict building that was served as a well-known welcome sign in the marshes of Cedar Bonnet Island until its demise when Superstorm Sandy struck in 2012.