Pamlico Sound ferry routes back to spring schedule

Pamlico Sound ferry routes back to spring schedule

On the Swan Quarter ferry to Ocracoke. Photo: C. Leinbach By Connie Leinbach The N.C. Ferry Division on Thursday returned the M/V Silver Lake to service on Ocracoke’s long routes across the Pamlico Sound and the three-boat (spring) schedule is back in effect as of today (April 11). Catherine Peele, Ferry Division deputy director, confirmed…

State to add daily ferry departures from Hatteras, Ocracoke

Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry. Photo: NCDOT State transportation officials next week are increasing ferry runs between Hatteras and Ocracoke to the full summer schedule. North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division announced plans to bump up daily departures from 36 to 52 starting Tuesday through Nov. 3. The division released the following schedule: From Hatteras: 5 a.m., 6 a.m., 7 a.m., 8 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., …

Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry switches to summer schedule on April 15

Hatteras ferry docks. Photo by Joy Crist. The Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular ferry will transition to its summer schedule on Tuesday, April 15, increasing the number of crossings per day from 36 to 52. Starting on April 15, the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry schedule will be as follows: From Hatteras: 5:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., Noon, 1:00 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 2:…