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Most Ferry Routes Resume as Winds Subside

​Most North Carolina ferry routes have resumed today, as winds from a lingering storm have subsided.

​RALEIGH – Several ferry routes, including those running to and from Ocracoke, have now resumed regular schedules, as high winds from this weekend’s storm have subsided.

The ferries serving Ocracoke-Hatteras, Ocracoke-Cedar Island and Ocracoke-Swan Quarter have all been reopened on the following regular schedules:

  • Hatteras-Ocracoke: 6 a.m., 9 a.m., noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m., midnight
  • Ocracoke-Hatteras: 4:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
  • Cedar Island-Ocracoke: 10:30 a.m., 4 p.m.
  • Ocracoke-Cedar Island: 7:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m.
  • Swan Quarter-Ocracoke:  10 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.
  • Ocracoke-Swan Quarter: 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

The Currituck-Knotts Island Ferry operations have resumed regular schedule at 10 a.m. 

Other ferries have resumed their regular schedules. 

Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach is operating on a one-boat schedule, because a boat with mechanical issues is being repaired. 

If you need updates on schedules, please follow NCDOT Ferry Division on social​.

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Last updated 8:38 a.m. on Nov. 12, 2021