This is from the Outer Banks Beach Blog With the soaring prices of gas early in the summer, renewed interest was brought into drilling off the coast of North Carolina. The area affected would run along the Outer Banks. As you can imagine, many visitors and locals alike are much against the drilling. Lorraine Ahearn makes some good points in her article in the news-record.com. One of the most valid points she makes is with regards to the weather that affects the Outer Banks. The area off the Outer Banks is known as The Graveyard of the Atlantic for a reason. Vicious Nor'easters are known to tear up the coast of the Outer Banks. It is not hard to imagine that this same weather would possibly lead to oil spills. Guess we will have to wait and see what the outcome is. I can't imagine anyone looks forward to spending a day on an oil stained beach.
Sinking Offshore Oil Rig: