Wide, deep and very well marked. To the north lie the Outer Banks; rounding them entails a long passage in Atlantic Ocean waters.

Lighted red and white whistle buoy “BM” located at N 34° 34.830’/W 76° 41.550’ (5 nm out)

The Atlantic spotted dolphin is a dolphin found in warm temperate and tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Older members of the species have a very distinctive spotted coloration all over their bodies.