The rest of the evening is yours to enjoy and the popular Sunset Tavern always on hand for a welcome night cap. We enjoy a light dinner of banana prawns, a specialty fish dish, tropical fruit platters and ice-cold drinks. Watch the sky and sea turn to fire while relaxing on Sun Island (tide and weather permitting), an intriguing and completely flat sand cay. Our little boat takes off from Karumba out into the Gulf waters.
You also have the option to visit the Barramundi discovery centre which your tour leader can facilitate.We then gather in the late afternoon to join the Luxury Sand Island Sunset Dinner Cruise. The rest of the morning is at leisure for you to enjoy the town and take a break from the busy schedule to just relax. North Carolina Highway 12, which runs through the Outer Banks, remains closed from the Oregon Inlet to Rodanthe, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.ĬNN’s Eric Levenson, Rachel Ramirez and Amanda Watts contributed to this report.This morning after a hearty breakfast, our friends at Karumba host a bird watching boat tour along the river and estuaries including a history of the town from the aspect of the river as the gateway to the Gulf. The storm system hastened the collapses, but the stretch of beach adjacent to Ocean Drive has been closed since February due to the hazards from the houses, the spokesperson said. The beach near Ocean Drive has been closed and authorities will also be closing Ocean Drive in fear that other houses might collapse.Ī spokesperson for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore said that the houses that fell Tuesday were determined to be unsafe and in danger of collapse months ago by the Dare County Planning Department. Parts of Cape Hatteras are under a coastal flood warning and high surf advisory until Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Cape Hatteras National Seashore/NPSĪ home collapsed into the ocean as rising seas eat away at the North Carolina coast
“This recent ocean front water level forecast is concerning,” the post said.Ī home collapsed into the ocean in Rodanthe, North Carolina. High tides were forecast to be above flood stage through at least Wednesday, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore said earlier this week. In a release Saturday, Cape Hatteras National Seashore said the Outer Banks area was forecast to receive severe weather starting on Sunday, including strong winds, powerful surf, dangerous rip currents, significant beach erosion and ocean overwash. The collapses in Rodanthe occurred during severe weather and flood-level high tides. Coastal erosion costs around half a billion dollars each year in the form of deteriorated structures and land that is lost to the rising ocean. Sea level in this part of coastal North Carolina has risen roughly 3 inches since the early 1980s, according to NASA. By 2050, the frequency increases to 25 to 75 days. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has noted that by 2030 there will be seven to 15 days of high tide flooding nationally. Yet coastal communities like those on the Outer Banks face increasing risk due to sea level rise, worsening erosion and high tide flooding.Ĭoastal communities in the Northeast have seen a significant uptick in tidal flooding, including around Washington, DC and Baltimore and Annapolis, Maryland. The collapses occurred on a pristine stretch of beach emblematic of why the Outer Banks is a major tourist destination every summer. High water levels and beach erosion caused the collapse of a house Rodanthe, North Carolina, on Tuesday. “We proactively reached out to homeowners along Ocean Drive in Rodanthe after the first house collapse and recommended that actions be taken to prevent collapse and impacts to Cape Hatteras National Seashore.” “Unfortunately, there may be more houses that collapse onto Seashore beaches in the near future,” David Hallac, superintendent of the National Parks of Eastern North Carolina, said in a statement. The collapses are part of what officials worry could be a growing issue amid severe weather this week as well as longer-term concerns like rising sea levels and beach erosion on the border island of Cape Hatteras. In February, another home in Rodanthe also collapsed, spreading debris across miles of beaches. Video from the agency showed the demise of one home as ocean waves caused the stilts supporting the house to teeter and fall. The two homes in Rodanthe were both unoccupied at the time, the agency said. Two beachside homes in North Carolina’s Outer Banks collapsed from high water levels and beach erosion on Tuesday, and more could collapse in the coming days, according to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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