GOLDSBORO, N.C. - The Coast Guard continues to coordinate with federal, state and local agencies to respond to flooding from Hurricane Florence in North Carolina.
"Search and rescue remains the highest priority in the neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Florence," said Capt. Bion Stewart, leader of the Coast Guard's response to Hurricane Florence in North Carolina. "We are also focusing on reopening the ports and waterways to support relief aid and resume commercial operations vital to North Carolina economy and national interesting, working alongside the North Carolina State Port Authority, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Army Corps of Engineers to open the Cape Fear River and Morehead City waterways with safety-focused restrictions this afternoon."