ocracoke passenger ferry = delayed again

Artist's rendering of the high speed catamaran passenger only ferry that will connect Hatteras and Ocracoke.
Artist's rendering of the high speed catamaran passenger only ferry that will connect Hatteras and Ocracoke.

Unconfirmed reports of a failed Coast Guard Inspection.

Delays have plagued the launch of a high speed passenger only Hatteras/Ocracoke ferry, and last week the NCDOT Ferry Division announced another delay. The Coastal Review Online has the story.

Artist's rendering of the high speed catamaran passenger only ferry that will connect Hatteras and Ocracoke.
Artist’s rendering of the high speed catamaran passenger only ferry that will connect Hatteras and Ocracoke. NCDOT

“The North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division said Monday that the Ocracoke-Hatteras passenger ferry under construction will not be available in May as planned.

Recent tips that the passenger ferry being built by U.S. Workboats in Hubert flunked a Coast Guard inspection cited inadequate welds on the hull, but the Ferry Division did not confirm that detail.”

For the complete Coastal Review Online Story, click here.