When it comes to famous ships from the history of the Cape Fear Coast, one of the most storied is the United States lightship Frying Pan, also known as Lightship No. 115 or the Frying Pan lightship.

FRYING PAN SHOALS, NC (WWAY) — More than 30 miles off the coast of North Carolina, in the midst of seemingly never ending ocean, sits a steel structure that one man, with the help of countless ...

The Frying Pan Shoals Light Station still retains relics of its working past, but it now features Wi-Fi, a driving range and spectacular fishing.

FRYING PAN SHOALS, NC (WWAY) — WWAY got a once in a lifetime opportunity to spend the night on Frying Pan Tower 40 miles off the North Carolina Coast. WWAY’s Hannah Patrick and Sydney Bouchelle packed ...