Aboard the North Carolina Ferry Chicamacomico

Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina, USA

23 September 2006 08:06:43 hrs (GMT -4)

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As the sun rises from the Atlantic Ocean, Captain Johnny King pilots the North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Chicamacomico across Hatteras Inlet.
The inlet separates Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands on North Carolina's Outer Banks. The ferry is a part of NC Route 12, which extends the length of the Outer Banks.
The Chicamacomico is a Hatteras class ferry. Its gross tonnage is 275 tons, and it is capable of carrying 30 vehicles and 149 passengers. Its length is 150 feet, its beam is 42 feet and it draws 4 feet of water.

More about the North Carolina Ferry System:
http://ncdot.org/transit/ferry/routes/schedule/route003.html
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Location

USA-Canada / USA-North Carolina

Lat: 35° 11' 50.3" N
Long: 76° 47' 22.52" W

Elevation: Sea Level

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