Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Knotts Island Ferry Runs Aground

Image courtesy of WAVY; links to their site

Yesterday morning the Knotts Island Ferry ran aground during its usual crossing of the Currituck Sound and stranded 26 people in 13 vehicles for several hours. The ferry was departing the Knotts Island side when the engine failed and strong winds blew the disabled ferry onto a nearby sandbar. A local resident was kind enough to shuttle folks to the shore where they waited several hours for crews to free the ferry. The Cape Point has been transferred from its usual duties between Hatteras and Ocracoke to cover for the disabled James B. Hunt, named for the former governor. The Cape Point will remain on loan until repairs are completed and appropriate safety inspections are complete. We have no further information at this time on how the Cape Point's emergency transfer will impact Hatteras to Ocracoke schedules but keep your eyes on the comments below for an update. More on North Carolina's ferry schedules is available in our coastal NC travel info section; more on the Knotts Island ferry's accident is available from The Virginian-Pilot.

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