As the main channel of Hatteras Inlet shoaled, the Ocracoke/Hatteras ferry had to take an alternate route that added precious time to its trip; commercial and charter fishermen had to pick their way through what passed for a channel to the sea. As Catherine Kozak reports in the Island Free Press, relief is on the way as the North… Continue reading hooray! the state is dredging hatteras inlet
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ocracoke passenger ferry ok’d for spring test
In response to long lines and wait times at the ferry docks in the summer, the ferry division is going ahead with plans to test a passenger-only ferry run across Hatteras Inlet to Ocracoke. This great article by Peter Vankevich writing for the Ocracoke Observer, shares the details of the plan. “As part of the feasibility study to… Continue reading ocracoke passenger ferry ok’d for spring test