Thursday, September 30, 2010

Ferry update

SOME FERRY ROUTES ARE SUSPENDED DUE TO TROPICAL STORM

High winds affecting safe crossing of waterways

MANNS HARBOR — The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division has suspended ferry operations at Ocracoke, Swan Quarter, Cedar Island, Hatteras and Pamlico River routes. Southport-Fort Fisher and Currituck-Knotts Island routes are currently operating normally. Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach route is running only one boat for a half schedule.

Operations will return to normal as soon as it is deemed safe by the U.S. Coast Guard to cross the rivers and sounds safely.
For up-to-date information, call 1-800-293-3779 (BY-FERRY) and Press 1, or go to www.ncferry.org.

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