According to a 2004 story in N.C. Sea Grant’s Coastwatch, a station was established at Frying Pan Shoals about 17 miles offshore in 1860. It was one of more than 100 lightships the U.S. operated ...

Built in 1929 by the U.S. Coast Guard, for more than 30 years the 133-foot ship stood guard at the tip of Frying Pan Shoals — a part of the Atlantic Ocean about 30 miles off the coast of ...

The Frying Pan Lightship blows a final whistle as it hands off its duty as the light of Frying Pan Shoals to Frying Pan Tower on Nov. 24, 1964.

But now, the Frying Pan Shoals Tower is turning a page and becoming a new kind of destination. It has become a life's commitment for one man, and a once-in-a-lifetime adventure for those lucky ...

FRYING PAN SHOALS -- Nobody was injured Saturday afternoon when a dive boat caught fire and sank off Frying Pan Shoals, a U.S. Coast Guard official said Sunday. Brandon Hurley, ...

Frying Pan Tower was built in 1964 to help ships avoid the dangerous Frying Pan Shoals. It was decommissioned in 2004 when GPS on ships made it obsolete, but volunteers and tourists can pay to ...

UPDATE, 8:50 a.m.: At one point on Thursday night, Florence knocked the camera on the "Frying Pan Tower" off-line. You can check out the latest on Florence by clicking here. The camera is on an ...