Posts Tagged "Oregon Inlet"
Moon Tillett: Inlet debate goes back 70 years
Moon Tillett, a commercial fisherman who has spent his life on the water, offers his perspective on the history and future of the industry and Oregon Inlet.
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Congressman wants disaster funds for inlet dredging
U.S. Rep. Walter Jones has asked the Army Corps of Engineers to use recently approved spending for Oregon Inlet dredging.
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Charting the perilous channel
A ride to Oregon Inlet with the Corps of Engineers Survey Team offers a look at what it takes to keep the channel open.
Inlet update: Battle with shoaling is a draw, at best
A dredge has made some headway on the clogged channel, but the long-term outlook for Oregon Inlet is not good, a county panel was told Tuesday.
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Clear sailing short-lived at Oregon, Hatteras inlets
Hurricane Irene cleared the channel at Oregon Inlet at the end of August. Now, shoaling is as bad as ever, with depths of less than 3 feet in some spots.
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Legal shoals
Plans for jetties to stabilize Oregon Inlet fell by the wayside in the face of dozens of laws and executive orders.
Hurricane Irene did one heck of a dredging job
In the days after the hurricane, aerial photos showed a wider, deeper channel was created when the sound-side storm surge rushed out the narrow opening.
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Corps dredges up $3.2 million for Oregon Inlet
At risk of shutting down earlier this year for lack of funding, Oregon Inlet will be kept on life support with $3.2 million to keep dredges operating into 2012.
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Oregon Inlet: More than a century of struggles
The story begins in 1846, when a hurricane opened up what is now Oregon Inlet. From that point forward, efforts to keep the inlet open have persisted.
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New bridge designed to last over a century
A contract of $215.8 million to replace the Bonner Bridge is $25.8 million less than the state had estimated.
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Corps provides another $2.3 million for inlet
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has provided $2.3 million to continue dredging in Oregon Inlet through the end of the year, the governor said.
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Inlet money will be gone in 30 days, Judge says
County commissioners offered little encouraging news Monday to about 30 watermen looking for a long-term solution for shoaling at Oregon Inlet.
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