Remember that freighter traveling from Norfolk to Charleston that lost 76 containers off the Outer Banks in a 2018 nor’easter, including several carrying sulfuric acid? Turns out some of those lost containers had items possibly destined for local stores and a nearby indoor waterpark. And they’ve been washing up on the other side of the […]
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Debris from a vessel that washed ashore on northern Ocracoke Island on Friday is currently being cleaned up by a salvage company contracted by the vessel’s owner. Though a portion of the vessel is stuck on a sandbar along the shoreline, the debris field is small enough that visitors can still drive or walk around […]
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A letter was issued late last week to the owners of the former Waterfall Park in Rodanthe declaring the property a nuisance, and outlining the steps that needed to be taken in order to comply with the nuisance ordinance, per Dare County Planning Director, Donna Creef. The 14.5 acre property was a popular waterpark during […]
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Photos courtesy of Randy Bayne In early May of 2019, it was discovered that a commercial fishing net had been caught on the wreck of the Dixie Arrow, a WWII oil tanker wreck, resting off of Hatteras Island. This ship met her fate on March 26, 1942, when the German U Boat U-71 fired three […]
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The new Buxton Day Use Area opened to the public on Friday morning, May 24. Located at the end of Old Lighthouse Road, the site features a portable and handicapped-accessible “Mobi-mat” walkway, portable toilets, and parking for roughly 50 vehicles. The speed limit on Old Lighthouse Road has also recently changed from 35 mph to […]
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A vessel that is believed to be a boat that sank off of Hatteras Inlet on Saturday morning, May 18, was washing ashore on northern Ocracoke Island as of Friday afternoon, May 24. Per the U.S. Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet, as well as charter fishing boats in the area, the vessel started taking on […]
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The Dare County Board of Elections has released information for absentee voting for the Congressional Primary Runoff on July 9, 2019. All registered Republicans may vote in this election. Registered Unaffiliated voters who did not vote in the first Primary may vote a Republican Party ballot in this second Primary. Registered Unaffiliated voters who voted […]
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting that a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season is most likely for 2019, with a 40% chance of a near-normal season, a 30% chance of an above-normal season and a 30% chance of a below-normal season. Per a Thursday press release, NOAA reported that there is a likely range of 9 […]
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After three successful days, the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry is now accepting reservations for travel through June 15. Reservations can be made online at www.ncferry.org and on the phone at 1-800-BY-FERRY. Walk-up reservations will still be accepted as long as space is available. Introductory fares are $2 for a round trip, with children 3 and under free. […]
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U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet responded to two emergency calls off of Oregon Inlet this week, which included assisting a vessel 33 miles offshore, and providing medevac services for a man suffering chest pains 12 miles offshore. On Wednesday afternoon, U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet received a report via VHF radio that the […]
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