{"id":967,"date":"2013-12-01T13:57:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-01T18:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/?page_id=967"},"modified":"2024-09-20T11:48:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T15:48:44","slug":"people-and-places-diamond-shoals-and-frying-pan-offshore-light-towers-beckon-new-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/people-and-places-diamond-shoals-and-frying-pan-offshore-light-towers-beckon-new-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"PEOPLE AND PLACES: Diamond Shoals and Frying Pan: Offshore Light Towers Beckon New Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
For 35 years, Diamond Shoals Light Tower performed its duty admirably, beaming a flashing light across the waved-toss Atlantic. It warned passing ships to steer clear of the shalow sandbars extending from the Outer Banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n