A quick moving coastal storm will affect Hatteras and Ocracoke islands on Monday and early Tuesday, but will diminish by Tuesday afternoon, per the Sunday morning update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. Winds will increase through Monday morning, peaking Monday evening through mid-Tuesday morning. Wind direction will be from […]
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The Coast Guard, NOAA and Environmental Protection Agency are monitoring the tracking and assessment of approximately 76 stray cargo containers about 17 miles off Oregon Inlet Saturday. On Sunday, March 4, the cargo ship Maersk Shanghai alerted watchstanders at Sector North Carolina’s command center via VHF-FM channel 16 that they lost about 70 cargo containers […]
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The National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office reports that a second March storm will move northeastward off the North Carolina coast on Monday, March 12. Fortunately, the storm will be quick moving, and winds will begin diminishing and turn to the northwest later Monday night with conditions improving soon after. Nevertheless, coastal impacts […]
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Two bearded men, both in blue U.S. Life-Saving Service uniforms, are standing next to one another on an empty beach in front of a boathouse. The white man holds an anchor with a rope, the black man holds an oar. Their expressions are serious; they’re working — together. The James Melvin painting was unveiled Sunday […]
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Beginning late last week, a prolonged period of north winds caused major flooding at multiple points throughout Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, closing N.C. Highway 12 for roughly four days. And while the highway has been open on both islands since Wednesday afternoon, with just a limited amount of saltwater and sand remaining on the roads, […]
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Of the 74 huge steel containers that fell from a cargo ship near Oregon Inlet during the weekend nor’easter, as of Wednesday afternoon, all are still floating in the ocean somewhere off the coast. One holds 5,913 pounds of sulfuric acid in big plastic boxes, a hazardous substance that is not considered a significant threat […]
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Rate Bureau Requests Average 18.9 Percent Hike for Dwelling Policies The North Carolina Department of Insurance received a Dwelling insurance rate filing from the N.C. Rate Bureau on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The N.C. Rate Bureau, which is not part of the Department of Insurance, represents all companies writing property insurance in the state. The Rate […]
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The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed that 3,000 kilograms of sulfuric acid was in one of the containers that fell from a cargo ship passing offshore of the Outer Banks over the weekend. Approximately 70 to 73 containers were knocked off the Maresk Shanghai by the high winds and waves Saturday night 17 miles off […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) covered a wide range of Hatteras Island-related issues at their March 5 meeting in Manteo. Topics which pertained to the island and / or the local community included the following. Coastal Storm Impacts Chairman Woodard spoke of the high winds and flooding associated with the recent coastal […]
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The NCDOT reported that N.C. Highway 12 is now open on Ocracoke Island between the Pony Pens and the Hatteras / Ocracoke Ferry Terminal. The highway also opened in between Rodanthe and the Bonner Bridge at around noon, and has remained open for the duration of the afternoon. The Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry route has resumed service […]
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