Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point

USA / North Carolina / Kure Beach /
 arsenal / weapon and ammunition storage, military, United States Navy
Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU) is a large dock facility on the west bank of the Cape Fear River. Many "pre-position" supply ships are loaded here. It can be seen clearly from the east bank of the river from the state park at Fort Fisher, south of Wilmington. One of the benefits of having the dock located here is the federally-mandated blast zone. This zone, which severely limits development of the surrounding area due to the potential damage from any possible explosion at the port, had kept many wetlands and coastal marine forests from the development now popular on the NC coast.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Ocean_Terminal_Sunny_Point
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Coordinates:   34°0'27"N   77°58'54"W
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