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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort
Thank you so much to our Friends of the North Carolina Maritime Museum for the recent contribution of $80,000! This is in addition to their ongoing annual support, for which we are always grateful. These funds are being used to help support the construction and enhancement of new and existing exhibits, work that is currently underway.“We’re always ready to support the Museum in any way we can,” said Friends Board President Tom Kies, pictured here presenting the check to Museum Site Manager Jamie McCargo. “We’re proud to have provided this assistance at such a critical time.” ... See MoreSee Less
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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort
An Intriguing Image, but not an intriguing way of handling a horseshoe crab. In this photo taken in Beaufort around 1900, two unidentified girls sit on porch steps as one lifts an upside town horseshoe crab by its tail (telson). Horseshoe crabs use their telson for steering and for righting themselves if they flip. This image was donated to the museum as part of a larger collection from Wiley Taylor. Image: NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort Collection. ... See MoreSee Less
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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort
On October 18, 1899, Erasmus (Rasmus) Midgett was awarded the Gold Life-saving Medal for rescuing 10 sailors from the barkentine “Priscilla.” Rasmus, No. 1 surfman of the U.S. Life-Saving Station Gull Shoal Hatteras Island, was on the 3 a.m. to sunrise patrol on Aug. 18, 1899, when he discovered the wreck just south of the station between Gull Shoal and Kinnakeet. The captain’s two sons and wife, along with one other young boy, were swept into the sea and lost. Deciding there wouldn't be time to summon his fellow surfman he went into the water and pulled the remaining survivors to safety. Image: Erasmus Midgett posing on the remnants of “Priscilla” after the storm passed, 1899. (Image courtesy NC State Archives). Image: “Priscilla” after the storm passed, 1899. (Image courtesy NC State Archives). ... See MoreSee Less
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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort
Fish Friday! Happy spooky season! This fish Friday we would like to introduce a fish that easily invokes the image of a sea monster, the channel scabbardfish. The North Carolina record holding channel scabbard fish weighed 7 pounds, 3.2 ounces, measured 5 feet total length, and had a 10.25-inch girth. This sea monster inspiring creature was caught off Ocracoke in 2025 by Jody Hopkins. The channel scabbardfish has a silvery-white body with pale reddish-brown and yellow stripes, a high dorsal fin, and a small forked caudal (tail) fin. They can reach a maximum length of about 2 meters (6 feet 7 inches). Though a predator, this sea monster feeds primarily on crustaceans, cephalopods, and other fish. Image: Jody Hopkins holding NC state record holding channel scabbardfish. (Image courtesy NCDEQ). ... See MoreSee Less
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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort
Calling all educators, science enthusiasts, and those interested in learning more about North Carolina's whale species! Immerse yourself in three days of all things whale (N.C. Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs Certification Program participants can also potentially get up to 10 hours of Criteria III and check off an Eastern site visit) ... See MoreSee Less
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