Whistling Past the Hatteras Graveyard

Risk Assessment and the Wisdom of Transiting NC's Outer Banks

Vivens Aqua, a 55-foot Novatec trawler, has been emptied of 700 gallons of diesel fuel and now awaits a plan to get her off the beach at Ocracoke, North Carolina, involving excavation and rollers. (National Park Service photo)

I don’t have a problem going “outside” when transiting the East Coast. I’ll even go offshore, which is outside-plus-plus, and cal…