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Explosion rips sailboat in Wrightsville Beach’s Banks Channel, burns send sailor to hospital
A propane explosion ripped apart a 40-foot sailboat on Banks Channel on Monday night, sending its sailor to the hospital with burns on his...
Sunken sailboat raised, towed from Banks Channel
The sailboat that sank in Banks Channels last weekend has been raised and towed to dock.
Wrightsville Beach town officials contacted the boat’s owner,...
Sunken sailboat in Banks Channel creates boating hazard; Coast Guard searching for owner
Wrightsville Beach officials and the U.S. Coast Guard are still working to identify the owner of a sailboat that sank in Bank Channel over...
Swimming alerts lifted in Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover County
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has lifted swimming warnings it had issued Tuesday for 13 locations in New Hanover County, including eight...
Bacteria warnings issued for Banks Channel, Wrightsville Beach locations
After testing for elevated bacteria levels, North Carolina environmental officials issued swimming warnings for eight Wrightsville Beach locations and five other New Hanover County...
More swimming advisories for Banks Channel
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources water quality officials issued three swimming advisories for the waters of Banks Channel in Wrightsville Beach...