The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a discharge of diesel from a semi-submerged tugboat in the vicinity of the Old Bonner Bridge in Oregon Inlet. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received the report of a sheen by a 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet at approximately 10:00 […]
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Though high winds and heavy rains had diminished by Monday afternoon as the low pressure system moved away from the Outer Banks area, Monday morning’s high tide brought a new wave of ocean overwash in vulnerable areas where dunes had been breached or destroyed. Northern Hatteras village, northern Buxton, central Avon, and north Rodanthe and […]
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Another round of ocean overwash rapidly flooded N.C. Highway 12 and adjacent roadways in multiple locations with Monday morning’s high tide at approximately 11:00 a.m. Additional overwash was reported on N.C. Highway 12 in Avon near Ocean View Drive, in Rodanthe and Pea Island, in northern Buxton, and in northern Hatteras village. NCDOT announced on […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) resumed operations on four of its coastal ferry routes on Monday morning. During the weekend, NCDOT was forced to close all seven ferry routes due to strong winds and heavy rain from a powerful storm. Four ferry routes – Ocracoke-Swan Quarter, Ocracoke-Cedar Island, Aurora-Bayview, and Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach – resumed […]
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Per a Monday morning update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation, N.C. Highway 12 is still closed from Rodanthe to Oregon Inlet as sections of the highway are covered with sand and water due to dune breaches and ocean overwash. Conditions remain poor on N.C. 12 and ocean overwash is continuing to inundate the road […]
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On Sunday afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet responded to a report that the tugboat Miss Bonnie had struck the southern end of the Old Bonner Bridge in Oregon Inlet. The cause of the case is currently under investigation, per a press release from the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard received the report […]
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On Monday morning, standing water and sand remained on portions of N.C. Highway 12 that were affected by ocean overwash with this weekend’s nor’easter. Saltwater and / or sand was reported in Avon from the Avon Pier to the southern end of the village, in northern Buxton, and in north Rodanthe and Mirlo Beach. Per […]
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N.C. Highway 12 still had remaining ocean overwash at multiple locations just before low tide on late Sunday afternoon, and several more cycles of overwash are expected starting with Sunday night’s high tide, which is at approximately 11:00 p.m. Flooding, sand, and standing water were reported along the main highway and side streets in Avon […]
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Due to the hazardous conditions currently affecting clearing operations of N.C. Highway 12, and given the forecast is calling for similar weather conditions overnight, N.C. Highway 12 from Oregon Inlet to Rodanthe will remain closed until weather conditions provide for safe and productive clearing efforts, per a 3:00 p.m. update from Dare County officials. Limited […]
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A tug boat was flipped to its side on the southern end of the old Bonner Bridge at Oregon Inlet on Sunday afternoon, however, OBX Today reports that the U.S. Coast Guard Station at Oregon Inlet stated that no one is injured and crews are working on a plan for removing the vessel. Per sources […]
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