The last surviving World War II German U-boat captain who left a dark mark along the Outer Banks during the Battle of the Atlantic has passed away at the age of 105. Captain Reinhard Hardegen first arrived in East Coast waters shortly after the United States entered the war as part of a German mission, […]
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After years of efforts, the formation of a protective bulkhead and armor rock barrier along the Salvo Day Use Cemetery was finally completed, providing much-needed protection for the vulnerable site that has been battered and eroded by sound flooding during storms. Engineer John DeLucia of Albemarle & Associates, Ltd. has been a point person for […]
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By KIRK ROSS COASTAL REVIEW ONLINE Dozens of coastal provisions were approved last week as the North Carolina General Assembly pushed through more than a hundred bills in an attempt to wrap up its 2018 short session by month’s end. The week began with a House override of Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the state […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) covered a series of Outer Banks-related issues and achievements at their June 18 meeting in Manteo. Topics which pertained to the island and / or the local community included the following. COA Task Force Presents Final Report Hatteras Island Commissioner Danny Couch, Chair of the COA Task […]
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The village of Hatteras is a tight-knit Outer Banks community. The type that when bad news hits, it affects everyone. When one of the members of the community, Coast Guard Auxiliarist, friend and mentor to the crews at local Coast Guard stations, was diagnosed with cancer, it was hard for everyone to digest. Petty Officer […]
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Workers at US Workboats successfully “flipped” the 48,000-pound hull of the M/V Ocracoke Express Monday, moving construction of the N.C. Ferry Division’s first passenger-only vessel into its final stages. The aluminum catamaran-style hull was assembled upside down over the past several months while the passenger cabin and pilot house were constructed separately. Now that the […]
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A West Indian Manatee was spotted swimming in the Oregon Inlet Marina last Saturday afternoon, causing visitors to pause and snap a few photos of the surprise encounter. Though it was gone by Sunday, the visit was not entirely unusual for either the harbor-oriented area, or the time of year. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore […]
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Hatteras village has had some promising developments recently after years of efforts to get back to business following 2016’s Hurricane Matthew. The 152-year-old Red & White reopened to the public after a long winter of remaining closed, the Hatteras Village Pathways Referendum passed in the May primary ballot, paving the way for new walkways to […]
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The Coast Guard medevaced a man who was showing signs of decompression sickness approximately 10 miles east of Cape Lookout, North Carolina, Sunday. A crewmember aboard a 52-foot diving vessel contacted the Sector North Carolina command center via VHF-FM radio channel 16 at 10 a.m. and notified them the diver may have surfaced too quickly […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are reminding the public to beware of private online sites that appear to sell state fishing licenses. The Commission’s website is the only place online to purchase a North Carolina recreational fishing license. This is true for both inland and coastal fishing licenses. […]
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