What was a 30-minute trip over the water could take an hour-plus by road. A popular North Carolina ferry route is set to close for three months to allow crews to perform repairs.

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - The Southport/Fort Fisher ferry is following a one-boat schedule Tuesday, Dec. 10, due to mechanical issues. According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation ...

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - The Southport/Fort Fisher ferry service is operating on its full winter schedule following issues earlier Wednesday, Nov. 20. The North Carolina Department of Transportation ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Transportation department officials in North Carolina say they’ve been forced to change the schedule for the ferry that operates between Southport and Fort Fisher.

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - After being closed for over half the year due to a ramp overhaul on the Southport-Ft. Fisher ferry line, the ferry reopened in July but not without some hiccups. “The new ...

The ferry typically runs between Bald Head Island and Deep Port Marina in Southport, NC, around 30 miles from Wilmington. [Star News Online] ...

In 2017, the ferry service carried 540,283 passengers between the two destinations, a number that has steadily increased over the last nine years. In 2009, that ridership sat at 429,510.

A passenger ferry ran aground Tuesday near Battery Island, North Carolina, injuring more than a dozen people, the U.S. Coast Guard and the ferry line said. Fifty-three passengers and three crew ...