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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

2 days ago

On this day in 1734 the ship Marget wrecked at Bodie's Island. The vessel departed Charleston, South Carolina on the 28th of October bound for London, England. Eleven of the passengers drowned in the late night wreck. One survivor managed to take a lifeboat to shore. Once seas calmed they rowed back to the wreck to save the others that had been clinging to the ships remains for 12 hours. A later map of the vicinity (1775). ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

2 days ago

For more on Duke Marine Lab's new research vessel, the Shearwater, check this out!... ... See MoreSee Less

77' Research Vessel for Duke University Marine Lab

All American Marine, Inc. (AAM) has constructed a cutting edge aluminum research and survey vessel for the Duke University Marine Lab. The R/V Shearwater is a hydrofoil-assisted catamaran and is an exemplary arrangement from Teknicraft Design. AAM is the exclusive builder of Teknicraft Design hulls....

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

3 days ago

You will soon see a new Duke Marine Lab research vessel at the west end of Taylor's Creek. The RV Shearwater will be on its way! It has completed the journey from Washington state to Florida by ocean barge and will be cruising the final leg on its own.
For now, enjoy this image of an earlier vessel, the RV Eastward, which was used by researchers from Duke. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Eastward came to Duke Marine Lab in 1964. It was built in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. This photo by Herb Reynolds is in the Duke University Archives. ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

3 days ago

Ok, did someone invite him for Thanksgiving or something?
You better cook an extra turkey or two! ... See MoreSee Less

Great white shark pings inland inside Albemarle Sound

A 533-pound, 9-foot-8-inch great white shark by the name of Cabot made his way inland to the Albemarle Sound just past Point Harbor Wednesday around 8 p.m.

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

4 days ago

Fish Friday!
Breaking Fish News out of Hatteras Island!!!
World record fish landed!
The southern kingfish (Menticirrhus americanus) is also known as whiting or sea mullet and not to be confused with another fish you may call kingfish, the king mackerel.
Sea mullet are a member of the croaker family and love feeding off the bottom for worms, shrimp, crabs and small fish. Two other species are found in North Carolina waters, the gulf kingfish and northern kingfish. ... See MoreSee Less

Avon Angler Breaks IGFA World Record for Southern Kingfish | Island Free Press

On Monday, November 11, another World Record fish was caught in the waters off of Hatteras Island. Angler Brett Jordan from Florence, South Carolina, was fishing with his friend and fishing mentor, Larry Hart – a local property owner – when the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) record-b...

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