North Carolina asks public to help clean up shipwreck
February 23, 2019
CAPE POINT, N.C. (AP)—Cape Hatteras National Seashore on North Carolina’s Outer Banks asked the public this week to help clean up a shipwreck that spread debris across a mile of beach at Cape Point.
The Charlotte Observer reports a shrimp trawler flipped over and broke apart near the beach early Feb. 11, leaving the sand covered in wood, nails and ship fragments.
A park statement says the ship’s three crew members were found alive and taken to hospitals for medical evaluations. The cause of the wreck is under investigation.
The debris closed a section of beach between off-road vehicle ramps 48 and 49, and volunteers helped to clear the wreckage Feb. 12. The park’s website says the ramps were open to off-road vehicles that night, though drivers should look out for debris.
