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20 hours ago

On this day in 1880 the Atlantic Hotel opened as a prominent coastal resort in Morehead City, offering a ball room, convention hall, tennis courts, swimming pool, bowling alleys and billiards. The main attractions were fishing, sailing, surf bathing and of course the "cool sea air". ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

1 day ago

It's that time of year again when North Carolinians may encounter manatees in our coastal waters!...
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A West Indian Manatee was spotted swimming in the Oregon Inlet Marina last Saturday afternoon, causing visitors to pause and snap a few photos of the surprise encounter. Though it was gone by Sunday, the visit was not entirely unusual for either the harbor-oriented area, or the time of year.

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort shared North Carolina Ferry System's Ocracoke Express Hull Flip.

2 days ago

Flipping the hull to the new Hatteras Ocracoke passenger ferry at U.S. Workboats near Swansboro...

North Carolina Ferry System
How do you turn over a 48,000-pound aluminum hull? Very carefully! Here's a time-lapse video of workers at US Workboats "flipping" the hull of the Ocracoke Express on Monday! Construction of the ferry system's first passenger-only ferry is now entering its final stages! ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

2 days ago

On this day in 1877 B.F. Meekins was appointed as head keeper of the U.S. Life-Saving Station Nags Head in Dare County. The station was located about 7 1/4 miles NNW of the Bodie Island Lighthouse. ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort shared East Carolina University's post.

2 days ago

Go Pirates! We love underwater archaeology...Students from ECU's maritime studies program are in Saipan to conduct archaeological surveys of surrounding waters to locate and document sites related to WWII.

Check out what they are doing via ecu.edu/ecunow.
▸ go.ecu.edu/f4551562
▸ go.ecu.edu/b15b25dd
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