Bald Head Island Ferry Patriot Back in Slip After Running Aground

Coast Guard gives insight into investigation on ferry grounding at Bald Head Island | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV

BALD HEAD ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) – The Coast Guard is investigating after a ferry ran aground and got stuck at Bald Head Island Thursday morning. “The Patriot” operated by Bald Head Island Transportation, became stuck with 105 passengers on board. Ferry officials say a cable wrapped around a propeller could be to blame for the grounding. No one was injured in the incident, and the ferry was removed from the channel Friday morning. Coast Guard inves…

Bald Head Island ferry Patriot back in slip after running aground

Bald Head Island ferry Patriot back in slip after running aground SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) — The Bald Head Island ferry Patriot is back in its slip at Deep Point Marina in Southport after running aground Thursday morning. Officials with the Bald Head Island Transportation Authority said crews freed the vessel from a shoal near the entrance to the Bald Head Island Marina around 10 a.m. Friday. TowBoat US assisted in removing the ferry from the sand a…

Ferry operations to Bald Head Island temporarily suspended

The Bald Head Island Transportation’s passenger ferry “Patriot” ran aground Thursday morning. Photo: Bald Head island Transportation Ferry operations and tram service on Bald Head Island were suspended as of 9 a.m. Friday to allow crews to remove and relocate a ferry that ran aground the previous day. The Patriot, an 82-foot twin-hulled catamaran, was ferrying 105 passengers when it grounded at the entrance to the south side of the island around…