The first sea turtle nest of the 2022 season was found on Ocracoke Island on Friday morning, May 20, per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS). The crawl pattern indicated to CHNS biologists that the nest came from a Loggerhead sea turtle, and the nest has been marked off to protect it […]
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Frisco Bathhouse reopens after completing renovation project
May 18, 2022 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
On Wednesday morning, May 18, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore reopened Frisco Beach Access to the public after contractor T.D. McGhee Co. from Wilmington, N.C., finished an extensive renovation project that initially launched in late 2021. The Frisco Bathhouse is located just south of Frisco village, and is one of the most popular oceanside beach accesses […]
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Worrell 1000 will land on Hatteras Island on Thursday
May 18, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
After a two-year hiatus, one of the most iconic and dangerous sailboat races in the world is once again heading to Hatteras Island, with a Frisco landing scheduled for Thursday, May 19. The Worrell 1000 Race launched from Hollywood Beach, Florida, on May 9, marking the start of an approximately 1,000-mile catamaran sailboat race up […]
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NOAA to livestream diving expedition of the E.M. Clark on Monday
May 16, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
Starting on Monday, May 16, NOAA and their partners are exploring the wreck of the E.M. Clark, and will be streaming their diving adventures live until 5:00 p.m. Clark is the largest intact representation of a WWII tanker at a relatively shallow (260′) depth. It’s an incredible wreck that typically has lots of marine life and […]
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Volunteers being recruited for upcoming breach clean-up in Rodanthe
May 11, 2022 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Volunteers are currently being recruited for an upcoming beach clean-up in Rodanthe and northern Hatteras Island, per a recent announcement from the non-profit organization Outer Banks Forever “As you may have seen in the news, two unoccupied houses collapsed into the ocean in Rodanthe yesterday, creating a large debris field along Cape Hatteras National Seashore,” […]
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N.C. Highway 12 remains closed Wednesday morning; Additional ocean overwash possible this afternoon
May 11, 2022 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
N.C. Highway 12 remains closed between Oregon Inlet and Rodanthe on Wednesday morning, per an 8:00 a.m. update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). “The overnight high tide was not kind to our efforts to reopen the road, as more overwash and sand covers the road at the Pea Island Visitor Center and […]
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Another round of overwash reported with Tuesday afternoon’s high tide; N.C. 12 to remain closed
May 10, 2022 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Another round of ocean overwash was reported with Tuesday afternoon’s 3:30 p.m. high tide on multiple stretches of N.C. Highway 12, including northern Buxton, in Avon near Ocean View Drive, in the S-Curves/Mirlo Beach area of northern Rodanthe, and on Pea Island. The public is advised to avoid driving through these areas, as standing water and […]
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Second Rodanthe house collapses into the ocean
May 10, 2022 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
A second unoccupied home collapsed along the oceanfront in Rodanthe at approximately 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, per multiple reports. The home was located at 24265 Ocean Drive, and was adjacent to a home that collapsed overnight at 24235 Ocean Drive. The property was a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home that was originally built in 1980. The first […]
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Minor to moderate ocean overwash reported with Monday’s high tide; N.C. 12 remains open
May 9, 2022 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Minor to moderate ocean overwash was reported with Monday afternoon’s high tide, which occurred at roughly 2:30 p.m. While N.C. Highway 12 remains open throughout, standing water and sand remain on the roadway, and flooding may continue through the afternoon. Travelers are advised to use caution, and to avoid driving if possible, as saltwater can […]
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Ocean overwash likely with Monday afternoon’s high tide; Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry remains suspended
May 9, 2022 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
While minor ocean overwash was reported with the early morning 2:30 a.m. high tide in Buxton and northern Rodanthe, N.C. Highway 12 remained open and passable throughout as of Monday morning, with minimal amounts of water and blowing sand on the roadway. However, additional ocean overwash is expected up to several hours before Monday afternoon’s […]
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