WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) is saying goodbye to its research vessel, the Cape Hatteras.
The aging vessel made its final trip down the Cape Fear River on Tuesday, leaving the dock to a crowd of spectators, many of them Marine Technology students at CFCC. For the last 13 years, the ship has served as a floating classroom for the program.
The six-person crew is now delivering the more than 130-foot vessel to South Carolina, where it will be stripped and prepped to be sunk in the coming weeks…