The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry at dock in Silver Lake Harbor, Ocracoke. Text and photo by Peter Vankevich Despite several days of disruptions to the Hatteras Inlet ferry service this fall ...

More than 18,000 people rode the state’s Ocracoke Express passenger ferry during its 2025 run – marking the service’s highest ...

The North Carolina General Assembly approved $7 million in funding for the state’s ferry transportation system along the ...

Ocracoke Island is facing major erosion around the busy ferry terminal that connects it to Hatteras. But proposals to move the ferry docks are facing opposition. Drivers waiting on the ferry from ...

OCRACOKE ISLAND, N.C. (WITN) - With mandatory evacuation orders in place for several areas on the Outer Banks, thousands of people have left the islands by ferry. The North Carolina Department of ...

North Carolina lawmakers have approved $7 million in new funding to sustain the state’s ferry system, ensuring continued ...

OCRACOKE — The North Carolina Department of Transportation has closed N.C. 12 on the north end of Ocracoke Island and the ferry between Hatteras and Ocracoke islands has been suspended. Officials ...

OCRACOKE, N.C. — As Hurricane Erin nears the North Carolina coast, authorities have taken major steps to protect residents and infrastructure along NC Highway 12 on Ocracoke Island. After the last ...