Saturday, May 3, 2025

UPDATE: All Hatteras and Ocracoke Island ferry operations are suspended due to weather

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11:35 a.m. UPDATE: Cedar Island-Ocracoke and Swan Quarter-Ocracoke are canceling their afternoon runs due to high winds on Pamlico Sound. All suspended routes will return to service as soon as it is safe to do so.

The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry operations have been suspended due to due to high winds and rough conditions as of Monday at 7:00 a.m., per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. Ferry service will resume once weather conditions improve.

The public can see updates on all three Ocracoke Island routes via the Ferry Division’s Twitter accounts at https://twitter.com/NCFerryHatteras/ and https://twitter.com/ncferrypamsound/, or by calling 252-996-6000 for more information.

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