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The North Carolina Ferry System said Ocracoke ferry routes can resume their full summer schedule just in time for the Independence Day holiday weekend.
N.C. 12 at the S-Curves at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Photo: NCDOT
The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s ferry division announced on social media Thursday that ferry routes in the northeast region of the state have been affected by high winds.
The Cedar Island-Ocracoke, Swan Quarter-Ocracoke and Hatteras-Ocracoke ferries were all offline Thursday because of the wind.
The Currituck-Knotts Island route was suspended Thursday morning but NCDOT announced at midday that the ferry was back on schedule. Wind gusts of 40-50 mph were reported at Hatteras and on Pamlico Sound. Winds were expected to die down later Thursday.
The Southport-Fort Fisher, Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach and Bayview-Aurora routes were also running on schedule Thursday.