The Dredge Miss Katie made her public debut at a full-day event on October 13 that included tours of the 156-foot-long vessel, capped off by a Christening Ceremony with Senator Richard Burr’s wife, Brooke Burr, breaking the traditional bottle of champagne.
But it was the story behind the Miss Katie’s name that resonated with the crowd of Dare County Commissioners, Miss Katie crewmen, U.S. Coast Guard personnel, Oregon Inlet Task Force members, Dare County Waterways Commission members, and dozens of other attendees who showed up to the Wanchese waterfront to commemorate a local – and national – milestone.
