North Carolina Manteo/Roanoke Island Area Post Matthew Report, Pamlico Sound
This report on the Outer Banks waterfront comes from our good friend, George Barr, at Manteo Waterfront Marina, A SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, located on the western shores of Doughs Creek, northwest of marker #10. George offers advice on avoiding the NC ICW to reach the Neuse River and Oriental, NC. CLICK HERE for a video showing the channel into Manteo.
Cruisers headed south on the Alternate ICW through the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds to Oriental should know that Manteo Waterfront Marina suffered little damage and has all facilities and amenities in full operation. The entrance channel into Shallowbag Bay remains clear with depths of at least 7 feet, but marker 30A heading south in Roanoke channel was stripped by the winds and only the marker pole remains. The prior marker 29C on your right heading south is a Green can low in the water and is in shoal water so should be avoided by staying in center channel and then making a HARD right turn at the now bare poll where 30A used to be. This will have you ready to split the Red4 can and Green3 pole markers and you should stay close the the Green to port. Ditto on marker #5 in the distance and the rest of the channel up to #10 is deep and clear. Take a hard right into Manteo marinas fairway at #10 or point to the low white private aid in the water to the left of the white lighthouse if you’re headed to Shallowbag Bay Marina. Suggest calling them since they took heavy dock damage and may have limited availability for dockage and fuel.
Pirates Cove Marina also just before the Baum bridge also took damage to docks…but they are back in business and a good place to fuel up if you’re headed south.
Any of the marinas on the Island will be grateful for the business and you might be pleased to find a better, shorter and easier way south to Oriental!
Quick update as of 10/15:
Coast Guard has replaced marker 30A sign so everything is normal entering Shallowbag Bay now.
Pirates Cove Marina also is fully functional again and remains the only local stop for gas and diesel at the moment.
George
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Quick update as of 10/15:
Coast Guard has replaced marker 30A sign so everything is normal entering Shallowbag Bay now.
Pirates Cove Marina also is fully functional again and remains the only local stop for gas and diesel at the moment.