++The cache is NOT located at the posted coordinates but is relatively close.++
Coast Guard Rd #2 Semper Paratus
The Crystal Coast's offshore waters are guarded by the US Coast Guard, and Emerald Isle is home to one of their flagship stations, encompassing a large section of the town's western edge, adjacent to the inlet, and marked by an unimposing station house that more closely resembles a classic beach cottage than a military outpost.
Today, the Emerald Isle Station, which was a small boat station for the past 20 years, has been recently expanded to be a fully manned station, to help assist and police the countless maritime traffic that frequents the offshore sound, Intracoastal Waterway and Atlantic waters. In fact, the station's area of responsibility encompasses approximately 50 miles of Intracoastal Waterway, including Bogue Inlet, New River Inlet, White Oak River, and New River, in addition to an offshore ocean region of 30 miles off the Crystal Coast beaches. Considering the heavy maritime traffic, especially in the summer months, this terrain is certainly no short order, and it's not unusual for passing mariners to spot Coast Guard personnel passing through the waves in bright orange-red skiffs or larger vessels, ensuring that there are no issues on the water.
Thank you USCG for all you do.
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This is a puzzle cache, so the cache is not located at the location shown. The encrypted final coordinates are
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You will need a passphrase to solve for the coordinates. That is the challenge but to make it easier, I will tell you that it is somewhere on this page. Thanks go to CaptainMath for encouraging me to create my own puzzle cache and sull427 for the puzzle cache tutorial cache art she created in Siler City, NC. Happy hunting.
FTF honors go to Waxman223.