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Transportation
6:00 am
Mon May 6, 2013

More Shoaling Slows Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry As Summer Looms

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A map of the channel depths shows how sand moved back into the original channel over the course of a month (Box AA). The NC Ferry Division says summer service will start as scheduled on Tuesday, using the longer alternate route.
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The state DOT says Hatteras Inlet remains impassible in some areas as ferries prepare to switch to a busier summer schedule. 

A series of storms clogged the channel between Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands this winter, forcing crews to clear a longer detour.  A dredge has been clearing the original route, but officials say a boat bottomed out during a trial run last week.

"It's hard to say what's causing the changes there," says Jed Dixon, deputy director of the NC Ferry Division.

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Transportation
12:36 pm
Mon February 18, 2013

NC Ferry Division Eyes Alternate Route Between Hatteras And Ocracoke

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The ferry Roanoke normally transports passengers between Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands.
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Environment
10:35 am
Mon December 17, 2012

Oregon Inlet Clogged, Dredging in Limbo

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Dredging crews are set to survey the Oregon Inlet again this morning after they suspended operations due to shallow waters. Officials with the U-S Army Corps of Engineers say strong winds brought more sand into the inlet last week. That prevents crews from using their side-casting dredge. Bob Sattin is the cheif operator for the Army Corps of Engineers in Wilmington:

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