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The ferry linking Bald Head Island to Southport is changing ownership despite an appeal from the village of Bald Head Island. On Nov. 19, the North Carolina Utilities Commission stamped final ...
Bald Head Island, historically Smith Island, is a village located on the east side of the Cape Fear River in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States.Compared to the nearby city of Wilmington to the north, the village of Bald Head Island is small and somewhat remote.
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On 16 February 2012 the high speed ferry Maverick Dos ran aground whilst on passage from Ibiza Town to Formentera. The vessel was carrying 21 passengers and 6 crew at the time of the incident. There was one injury, but all passengers and crew were safely evacuated. [2]
Bald Head Lighthouse, known as Old Baldy, is the oldest lighthouse still standing in North Carolina. [2] It is the second of three lighthouses that have been built on Bald Head Island since the 18th century to help guide ships past the dangerous shoals at the mouth of the Cape Fear river.
The Kingston-Edmonds ferry will remain its current alternative schedule, with one-boat service for the popular route. Vessels depart roughly every 90 minutes through the day on the holiday and Friday.
In 1986, CN Marine changed its name to Marine Atlantic, the last operator of the ferry service between Borden and Cape Tormentine. Throughout the 1970s until the new MV Abegweit entered service in 1982, John Hamilton Gray was the largest and most powerful ferry on the Northumberland Strait.