The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of August 8 include the following: Seashore Updates As of August 15 at 1 p.m., staff have found […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) continues to experience high levels of recreational visitation this year. July 2019 visitation was up by over eight percent compared to visitation in July 2018. So far in 2019, the Seashore has hosted 1,573,212 recreational visits, up almost 2.5% versus the same period last year. Year-to-Date Recreational Visits (through July) […]
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The Coast Guard medevaced a man who was reportedly suffering from severe abdominal issues on a fishing vessel in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina, Wednesday morning. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet were notified by a crewmember on the fishing vessel Capt Phillips, via VHF FM radio channel 16, that a 57-year-old crewmember was having […]
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Some Ocracoke charter fishermen have ramped up their gamesmanship with a new and exciting level of fishing. They’ve begun going after swordfish out in the Gulf Stream, and some of the fish caught this year have exceeded 400 pounds. “It started last year, but they really started hitting this year,” said Bill Gilbert, owner of […]
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The Dare County Waterways Commission met on Monday night in Buxton to get updates on issues related to channel and harbor access, and particularly the emergency ferry channel in Rodanthe. According to an expedited July 29 survey done by the Army Corps of Engineers on the emergency ferry channel, which runs from Rodanthe to Stumpy […]
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A new report finds that the state of North Carolina—as well as Dare and Currituck counties—rank near the top of U.S. locations when it comes to building new homes in areas potentially threatened by flooding. Produced by the research group Climate Central and the real estate company Zillow, the report, titled “Ocean at the Door: […]
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2019 marks the 15th anniversary of the first Day at the Docks celebration in Hatteras village, and although the final details are still fluid, the September event promises to be as engaging as ever, with a number of return activities and attractions already on the schedule. Initially launched as a one-day event in 2004, Day […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA rabbits that are the pets of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on these rabbits, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/.
A 62-year-old male resident of East Lake, North Carolina, was caught in the act of slashing vehicle tires at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) yesterday. He is scheduled to appear in federal court this afternoon in Elizabeth City. Additional details: At approximately 3 p.m. on August 11, 2019, the suspect was arrested in the parking […]
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This summer, coastal newspapers all around the country boasted headlines of record-breaking sea turtle nests along their local beaches. These headlines were especially prevalent in communities along the shorelines of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, which includes are our own home turf of the Outer Banks. As of the first week of August, […]
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