Discover the World Famous North Carolina Outer Banks
Stuart Hooper from Cincinnati, Ohio died on Thursday after an ocean rescue the day before on Wednesday on Hatteras Island and the Cape Hatteras national Seashore. A call was made about a swimmer being in trouble near Ramp 49 in Frisco late in the afternoon. He was brought to shore by Hatteras Island Rescue Squad … Read more
The Antares Rocket launch from Wallops Island, Virginia should be visible from the Outer Banks of NC today, Sunday July 13, 2014 at 12:52 p.m. On top of the Antares rocket sits the Cygnus spacecraft filled with supplies and headed to the International Space Station (ISS). If weather conditions are just right the launch may be visible … Read more
NC coast storm developing. Another nor’easter is headed to the NC coast. Wind advisories are up along the coast. Wind gusts up to 40mph are expected over night. Ferry schedules may be affected and sand and over wash may take place on Highway 12. What’s it like on the NC coast during a nor’easter? See … Read more
3/1/14 Update: The NCDOT has reopened Highway 12 in Frisco to traffic. Gravel was put down so traffic could resume. In a few weeks the NCDOT will put down asphalt at the site. This spring Highway 12 will be resurfaced. A planned Highway 12 NC closure starts Friday 2/28/14 for Highway 12 NC on Hatteras … Read more
The National Geographic Channel show Wicked Tuna will soon start filming a spinoff to be called Wicked Tuna:North vs. South. The spinoff will be filmed off the NC coast of the Outer Banks. The North will be some of the New England captains and the South will be captains from the south that fish the southern … Read more
Two people had to be rescued by the Coast Guard after their 22-foot sailboat ran aground in shallow water at the entrance to the Alligator River in eastern NC near the Outer Banks. Their sailboat Permission Impossible called for help on Friday 11/29 about 5:30 PM. A MH-60 Jayhawk Coast Guard helicopter lowered a rescue … Read more
Recent sonar scanning of the Bonner Bridge at the Outer Banks of NC have shown new areas of erosion on bridge supports. More inspections of the bridge that crosses over Oregon Inlet from South Nags Head to Hatteras Island will be done to insure the bridge is safe for traffic. The bridge was opened in … Read more
The body of a missing boater from Edenton seen falling overboard from a boat in the Albemarle Sound has been found and recovered. Jimmy D. McKinney, 42 years old from Edenton, was seen by a driver on the bridge on Highway 32 falling off his boat on Sunday about noon time. A search was started … Read more
