Southport Ft. Fisher Ferry schedule amended on Nov. 27 for Netflix filming

November 23, 2023

WWAY News,

Southport-Fort Fisher Ferry (Photo: @NCDOT_Ferry)

SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) – The Southport-Fort Fisher ferry will operate on a modified, one-boat schedule on Nov. 27 because a film crew will be in town to shoot scenes for a Netflix show.

The crew plans to shoot scenes for the show aboard the Motor Vessel Southport, which is one of two boats on the route.

Filming aboard the boat is scheduled from 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Nov. 27.

The Ferry Division will operate on the modified, one-boat schedule with extra departures for the commuters during peak times.

The ferry will operate on the following schedule Nov. 27:

Southport to Fort Fisher: 5:30 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m., and 6:30 p.m.
Fort Fisher to Southport: 6:15 a.m., 7:45 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:45 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 5:45 p.m., and 7:15 p.m.

The Ferry Division will resume its regular, two-boat schedule for the route starting at 5:30 a.m. Nov. 28.