N.C. Ferry System to run alternate schedule on Christmas Day
MANNS HARBOR – The North Carolina Ferry System will operate on an alternate schedule on Christmas Day.
The holiday schedule for the Hatteras-Ocracoke Island route is as...
Federal realignment of Hatteras Inlet channel is approved
By Joy Crist, Island Free Press. Reprinted by permission
After nearly two years, the realignment of the Hatteras to Hatteras Inlet Channel has been approved,...
Dredging to begin in Bigfoot Slough to address Ocracoke shoaling
OCRACOKE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to start this weekend work using a contracted dredge to clear critical shoaling in Bigfoot Slough just outside the...
Ocracoke Express passenger ferry ends seasonal service today
HATTERAS – The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry ended its 2022 seasonal service today due to the bad weather forecast to impact the Outer Banks starting...
Swan Quarter, Cedar Island ferries to switch to off-season schedules on...
Long-route ferries to Ocracoke to change schedules on Tuesday, Sept. 13.
Ocracoke passenger ferry season extended through September
Due to popular demand, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ocracoke Express will extend its operating season through Sept. 30. The season was previously slated to end on Labor Day.
Ocracoke passenger ferry service suspension update
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By Joy Crist | Island Free Press
The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry...
Ocracoke-Hatteras passenger ferry sidelined by mechanical issue
Ocracoke passenger ferry sideline with mechanical issue.
Pamilico Sound ferry routes to resume full summer schedules July 1
OCRACOKE – The N.C. Ferry System’s Swan Quarter-Ocracoke and Cedar Island-Ocracoke ferry routes will resume full summer service on Friday after completion of critical dredging in...
Dredging begins in Bigfoot Slough to alleviate shoaling
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Dredge Merritt today (June 17) began work to clear critical shoaling in Bigfoot Slough, just outside the N.C. Ferry Division’s Ocracoke-Silver Lake Terminal.