UPDATE: Hatteras Inlet ferry operations resume Thursday afternoon on limited schedule
1:15 P.M. UPDATE: Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry operations have resumed for the rest of Thursday, March 17, on a limited schedule, which is posted below. For future updates, see the ferry’s Twitter account at https://twitter.com/NCFerryHatteras.
10:45 A.M. UPDATE: An 11:00 a.m. ferry departure from Hatteras to Ocracoke is scheduled for cars and light pick-up trucks.
The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry has temporarily suspended operations as of Thursday morning, March 17, due to a grounded barge blocking the ferry channel, per a recent update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).
Service will resume as soon as the channel is clear. All Pamlico Sound routes to and from Ocracoke Island are running as schduled.
The public can stay updated on ferry operations and when they resume via Twitter at https://twitter.com/NCFerryHatteras or via the NCDOT’s travel and road conditions website, https://drivenc.gov/.