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Officials with Cape Hatteras reported a total of 303 sea turtle nests, primarily loggerhead and green sea turtles, laid during 2024.
Cape Hatteras released a list of ways visitors can help the sea turtles during nesting season, all of which can be found below: ...
This North Carolina Island Is Home to a National Seashore, Quiet Beach Villages, and the Tallest Lighthouse in the U.S. Hatteras Island, in North Carolina's Outer Banks, is the perfect summer ...
One of the largest male great white sharks ever recorded in the northwest Atlantic has made a splash near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore is urging visitors to sign up for Dare County Emergency Management’s rip current forecast text alerts and swim at any of the Seashore’s five lifeguarded ...
Crews found "significant corrosion and cracking" while doing masonry work on the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, potentially leading to a major delay in the overall restoration project.
A $19.2 million, 18-month project is ongoing to repair the Cape Hatteras lighthouse. The project is not scheduled to be finished until summer 2026.
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three sailors off of Cape Hatteras on Thursday morning. Officials said that they were notified on Wednesday that a sailing vessel was caught in heavy weather and at ...
One of the most popular lighthouses in the world, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was first lit in 1870 and serves as a beacon for mariners while serving as a cultural icon for the Outer Banks. After ...
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is surrounded by scaffolding against the night sky as it undergoes restoration on Sunday, June 30, 2024.