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Boaters Rescued After Broken Mast on Catamaran Off NC Coast Five boaters rescued from the Rain Maker by the US Coast Guard off the coast of North Carolina on Friday. Their 55-foot catamaran the Rain Maker broke a mast Friday afternoon when they were about 200 miles off the NC coast southeast of Cape Hatteras. The … Read more
Passenger Ferry Trail Runs This Spring For Hatteras To Ocracoke Island Crossing This spring the North Carolina Ferry System will start trail runs for a passenger ferry between Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands at the North Carolina Outer Banks. The passenger ferry will be approximately 90 feet by 40 feet and would carry up to 149 passengers. … Read more
Fire overnight on Hatteras Island Avon Office of Outer Beaches Realty The Avon office for Outer Beaches Realty had a fire overnight. The building had extensive damage to the office. No one was injured in the fire. Several area island fire departments responded to the fire in the early morning hour. Responders have been on … Read more
Work by the NCDOT began this week on Highway 12 at the Pea Island bridge on Hatteras Island at the North Carolina Outer Banks. To prevent repeated overwash on Highway 12 at the site of the temporary bridge road crews are raising the level of the road at both ends. One end is being raised 18 … Read more
Another rescue off Cape Hatteras by Elizabeth City Coast Guard. Two people on a sailboat off the coast of North Carolina had to call the Coast Guard after being caught in the low pressure system off the North Carolina coast this past weekend. The man and woman were were hoisted off the sailboat Saturday by a … Read more
The rocket launch of another rocket carrying cargo to the International Space Station should be visible from the Outer Banks Monday evening. The night time launch at 6:45pm from Wallops Island, Virginia should be easy to spot looking northeast as the rocket arches out over the Atlantic Ocean. The forecast calls for clear skies. The … Read more
A drowning at Outer Banks occurred last week. A 38 year old man from New York drowns while on a family vacation at the Outer Banks on Friday October 3, 2014 at Southern Shores. The man from Binghamton, New York was pulled from the ocean and brought to shore where CPR was performed. Reports are that … Read more
With all the rain, waves and northwest winds at the North Carolina coast this past week, getting to Cape Point and back out has been tricky lately. If you don’t pay attention to when high tide is you just might get an extended stay out on Cape Point! The ORV route to the Point can … Read more
Wright Memorial Bridge has been reduced to just one span open with 2 lane traffic again (one lane in both directions). The westbound 2 lane side of the bridge is closed for work again after being open for the busy summer season. The eastbound 2 lanes side of the bridge is open but with 2 … Read more
The NCDOT has added another Outer Banks traffic web cam on Hatteras Island. This new traffic camera is located south of the temporary bridge in the Pea Island area. The webcam shows Highway 12 traffic and the dunes. This is a great location for a new Outer Banks traffic web cam because this site on … Read more
