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

high speed ferry an ocracoke possibility?

During the summer the wait for the Hatteras/Ocracoke ferry can be up three hours. But what if there was a high speed passenger only ferry connection that could alleviate much of the day-tripper congestion at the terminal? Sundae Horn, over at the Ocracoke Current, explores these burning questions: is it feasible and would YOU ride it? “We could put 150 people on… Continue reading high speed ferry an ocracoke possibility?