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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

2 hours ago

Not cool...

Leads can be forwarded to: call or text ISB Tip Line at 888-653-0009. Online at www.nps.gov/isb and click “Submit a Tip” ... See MoreSee Less

Vandalism, theft at Wright Brothers Memorial

The National Park Service is asking for the public’s help in connection with vandalism and theft at the Wright Brothers Monument in Kill Devil Hills. The copper reproduction bust of Orville Wright,…

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

9 hours ago

On this day in 1779 the remainder of the cargo from the brig Dispatch that went ashore in North Carolina would be sold in Petersburg, Virginia. The items included rum, molasses, nails, canvas, the ships rigging and sails, a ten inch cable and an 800 wt. anchor. Image of a wharf scene in Virginia from Library of Congress (U.S.-PD). ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

2 days ago

On this day in 1734 the South Carolina Gazette reported that a sloop from Cape Fear loaded with turpentine and bound for Boston, Massachusetts was cast away on Long Bay. All onboard survived. Long Bay is the indentation of the Carolina coast between Cape Fear North Carolina and Cape Romain South Carolina. Portion of a 1733 map showing Long Bay. ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

3 days ago

Fish Friday!
In this picture, courtesy of the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries, we see a mullet fishing crew on Bogue Banks that just pulled in their strike net. The season for mullet harvest from the beach has traditionally occurred in the Fall. Launching small skiffs into the surf from southern facing beaches is a little easier this time of year, the north winds can calm the ocean's surface. An 'L' shaped net fixed to the beach is swept by a skiff pulling a seine. Once the seine has been brought back to the beach, tractors are used to pull it completely out of the water so the catch can be culled. ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

3 days ago

On this day in 1896 the crew from the U.S. Life-Saving Station Pea Island responded to the wreck of the schooner E. S. Newman, saving all hands. The night time rescue was executed by tying a line to the life-savers who swam out to the wreck ten times to bring all on board to safety. The surf was too rough for use of the rescue boat and the beach was flooded by storm surge, making use of the Lyle gun and beach apparatus impossible. This all African-American crew, the only in the U.S.L.S.S., was not recognized until 1996 for their efforts. The medals were awarded to descendants and family members in a ceremony held in Washington D.C. Image of Keeper Richard Etheridge and his crew, Benjamin Bowser, Dorman Pugh, Theodore Meekins, Lewis Wescott, Stanley Wise and William Irving, that performed the rescue. ... See MoreSee Less

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