The village of Ocracoke, which is hosting the Ocracoke Pirate Jamboree this weekend, remains accessible by passenger ferry ...

The N.C. Department of Transportation's Ferry Division will be running the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry through the ...

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 ...

The Ocracoke Express docked in Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Harbor. Photo: P. Vankevich By Sam Walker Despite the ongoing closure of N.C. 12 on the north end of Ocracoke Island, the ...

North Carolina officials said the state’s Ocracoke Express passenger ferry saw its highest ridership in three years.

Highway 12 on Ocracoke Island reopened at 5 p.m. this afternoon. Vehicle ferry service between Hatteras and Ocracoke has also resumed.

More than 18,000 people rode the state’s Ocracoke Express passenger ferry during its 2025 run – marking the service’s highest ridership since 2022.

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

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 ...