Four ferry runs to Ocracoke from N.C. mainland suspended

Posted to: News Transportation and Traffic North Carolina

By Lauren King
The Virginian-Pilot
© June 23, 2009

Several ferry runs in the Outer Banks will be suspended until at least Monday while mechanics work on the ferry Carteret, a news release from the North Carolina Department of Transportation said.

Two ferry routes to Ocracoke will be affected.

Four runs will be suspended:

- The 7 a.m. run from Ocracoke to Swan Quarter

- The 10 a.m. run from Swan Quarter to Ocracoke

- The 2 p.m. run from Ocracoke to Cedar Island

- The 5 p.m. run from Cedar Island to Ocracoke.

The normal schedule will resume when the Carteret is repaired.

Travelers with reservations for those suspended runs should call the reservations center at (800) BY-FERRY (293-3779) to make other arrangements.

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